Worth Park Friends

WORTH PARK Fungus Walk Saturday 20th October 2018 Our annual fungus walk was led by Nick Aplin - the Chairman of The Sussex Fungus Group and a County Fungus Recorder. We are grateful to Nick for all his hard work and to the members of his Group who helped us keep up with the different finds and explanations. A total of about 15 of us enjoyed the kind weather as we made our way around the gardens and the lake. In the different habitats and under the different trees we found fungi that are specific to those conditions and hosts. It was fascinating to see the various experts going instinctively to the most likely location to find their items of interest. Sometimes it was an area of wood chippings; sometimes a rotting log; sometimes a clump of grass and sometimes the side of a tree trunk. The long dry summer has not been good for fungi. But the recent rain had helped a bit. Nevertheless, our guides found a wide range of examples and some unusual species. They added background, histories and folk tales that made even the "little brown jobs" interesting. We found some good examples of Fly Agaric - the typical fairy tale toadstool which has sinister properties.

Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric

Coprinellus micaceus Glistening Inkcap

Tametes versicolor Turkeytail

Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft

Mensularia radiata Alder Bracket

S Cleroderma citrinum Common Earth Ball

A full list of the fungi found:

Common Name

Scientific Name

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Tufted Wood Mushroom

Agaricus impudicus

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Agaricus sylvicola

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Bulbous Honey Fungus

Armillaria gallica

Honey Fungus

Armillaria mellea

Rusty Bolete

Boletus ferrugineus

Suede Bolete

Boletus subtomentosus

Calycina claroflava

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum rachodes

Clouded Agaric

Clitocybe nebularis

Veiled Conecap

Conocybe velata

Fairies' Bonnets

Coprinellus disseminatus

Glistening Inkcap

Coprinellus micaceus

Common Ink-Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Hare'sfoot Inkcap

Coprinopsis lagopus

Wood Pinkgill

Entoloma rhodopolium

Artist's Bracket

Ganoderma applanatum

Ganoderma resinaceum

Gymnopus obscuroides

Veiled Poisonpie

Hebeloma mesophaeum

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Hazel Woodwart

Hypoxylon fuscum

Fleecy Fibrecap

Inocybe flocculosa

Deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Stinking Parasol

Lepiota cristata

Wood Blewit

Lepista nuda

Redlead Roundhead

Leratiomyces ceres

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Stump Puffball

Lycoperdon pyriforme

Melanoleuca strictipes

Alder Bracket

Mensularia radiata

Orange Bonnet

Mycena acicula

Ivory Bonnet

Mycena flavoalba

Mycoacia uda

Ochre Aldercap

Naucoria escharioides

Sticky Scalycap

Pholiota gummosa

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Rootlet Brittlestem

Psathyrella microrhiza

Sycamore Tarspot

Rhytisma acerinum

Garland Roundhead

Stropharia coronilla

Turkeytail

Tametes versicolor

Greater Toothed Cup

Tarzetta catinus

Lumpy Bracket

Trametes gibbosa

Dead Man's Fingers

Xylaria polymorpha