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Non-lichenised Ascomycota
| Species (links to species information) | Associated organisms/substrata | When to look | Localities | Last recorded (pre project) | Successful search (during project lifespan) | British sites | ||||
| Pre-1965 | 1965-June 2014 | July 2014-present (LAFF) | Extant (since 1965) | |||||||
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Amanita nivalis
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Ectomycorrhizal with Salix herbacea in montane dwarf shrub communities | Jun-Oct | Fairly widespread but infrequently recorded from the Grampians and North-West Highlands of Scotland, the Lake District in Cumbria, and Snowdonia in Caernarvonshire. | 2013 | Yes | 4 | 23 | 9 | 27 |
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Anthostomella alchemillae | Known from dead leaves of Alchemilla alpina | May-Sept | A Scottish endemic based on current records, fairly widely distributed in western montane sites where the host occurs but not recorded frequently in recent times. | 1986 | Yes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Biscogniauxia marginata | In GB&I, on dead Malus bark. Known elsewhere from various hardwood species, mostly belonging to the Rosaceae | Jan-Dec? | England (NE Yorkshire). | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Cryptomyces maximus | A weak parasite of Salix branches, sometimes associated with mechanical damage | Feb-Dec, probably Jan-Dec. | Recent records from Wales (Pembrokeshire), with a single new locality in Shropshire. | 2013 | Yes | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 |
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Daldinia petriniae | A Daldinia concentrica look-alike found on Alnus (alder). | Jan-Dec | Single sites recorded in North Hampshire, Surrey, Worcester, and Warwickshire. | 1998 | Yes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Encoelia carpini
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A fairly conspicuous brown discomycete on dead attached and fallen branches of Carpinus betulus (hornbeam). | Jul-Oct | Confirmed records from Surrey and Hertfordshire, possibly also from Kent. | 2004 | Yes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Parasitic on Hymenochaetopsis tabacina (=Hymenochaete tabacina), usually found associated with Salix spp. | Jan-Dec | The only confirmed recent records are from Wales (Radnorshire), and now also from Scotland (Berwickshire). | 1993 | Yes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Hypoxylon fuscoides | A Hypoxylon fuscum (hazel woodwart) lookalike, on Alnus or Betula spp. | Jan-Dec? | Known from Ireland (County Down and County Armagh), England (Derbyshire and Buckinghamshire), and Wales (Glamorgan). | 2011 | Yes | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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Lasiobotrys lonicerae | A fungus forming clusters of tiny black circular stromata on living leaves of Lonicera (honeysuckle). | Jun-Aug | About 17 records from GB&I; most modern reports are from northern Scotland, also Yorkshire and Wicklow (ROI). | 2005 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
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On dead leaves and culms of Trichophorum caespitosum s.l. and probably other related sedges. | Mar-Aug | England (Dorset) and Scotland (W Inverness and Islay). Colonies rediscovered in Dorset, and new records from Sussex, west Wales and Shetland. | 1987 | Concluded - to be assessed as Least Concern. | 2 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
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Phaeosphaeria silenes-acaulis | A minute perithecial species found on dead leaves and bracts of Silene acaulis. | May-Oct | Reported from Scotland (Mull and Rhum); recently found also in Shetland and Snowdonia. | 1974 | Yes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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A parasitic ascomycete with bright red stromata on living leaves of blackthorn, cultivated plum and hybrids. | May-Oct | At one time widely distributed, but now much more restricted in location. Largely confined to the west coast of Ireland, SW England and west Wales, but also now known from SW Scotland. | 2010 | Yes | 38 | 7 | 20 | 25 |
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Poronia erici | A fungus with a 3-8 mm diam. nail- or golf-tee like fruitbody growing in rabbit or pony dung; a Poronia punctata lookalike but smaller with larger spores. | Mar-Nov? | Known only from two sites in West Norfolk and one in East Suffolk. Possibly overlooked and more widely distributed, especially if mistaken for P. punctata. | 2011 | Yes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Rutstroemia johnstonii (=Dencoeliopsis johnstonii) | Apparently restricted to stromata of Xenotypa aterrima, itself a rarely encountered species on recently dead branches of Betula. | Jun-Oct | Recent records from England (Surrey) and N Ireland (Londonderry); now also reported from Scotland (Berwickshire). | 2006 | Yes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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In GB&I, on dead (burnt) wood of Ulex europaeus (gorse). Elsewhere on wood and bark of various legumes. | Jan-Dec? | England (S Hampshire); first found in 2014, re-found on the same site in 2015, and at three further locations in the New Forest. | 2014 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Xylaria crozonensis | Probably a saprobe; known from bark of Betula, Corylus and Quercus. | Mar-Nov | England (VC2 East Cornwall, and VC1 West Cornwall). | 2013 | Yes | 0 | 3 | 20 | 22 |
Larger Basidiomycota
| Species (links to species information) | Associated organisms/substrata | When to look | Localities | Last recorded (pre project) | Successful search (during project lifespan) | British sites | Maps | ||||
| Pre-1965 | 1965-June 2014 | July 2014-present (LAFF) | Extant (since 1965) | ||||||||
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Amanita nivalis
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Ectomycorrhizal with Salix herbacea in montane dwarf shrub communities | Jun-Oct | Fairly widespread but infrequently recorded from the Grampians and North-West Highlands of Scotland, the Lake District in Cumbria, and Snowdonia in Caernarvonshire. | 2013 | Yes | 4 | 23 | 9 | 27 | Map |
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Amanita ovoidea | Under Quercus ilex, and in calcareous grassland with Helianthemum. | Jul-Oct | Wiltshire and Isle of Wight. | 2010 | Yes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Map |
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Armillaria ectypa | In marshes, upland bogs and reed beds. | Jul-Oct | Scattered throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 2009 | Yes | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | Map |
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Battarrea phalloides | A distinctive fungus comprising a woody stalk supporting a rust-coloured powdery spore mass. Found in dry places, often in sandy soil on hedge banks and roadsides, often associated with ash (Fraxinus), Hawthorn (Crataegus) or elm (Ulmus). | Jan-Dec | Widely but sparsely distributed throughout the south of England, with strongholds in Norfolk and Suffolk. | 2014 | Yes | 17 | 36 | 11 | 46 | Map |
| Boletus fechtneri | A boletoid fungus found on lime rich soil with Beech (Fagus) Oak (Quercus) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). | Jul-Oct | Recorded from scattered sites mainly in Southern England. Confirmed from a single site in Herefordshire. | 2010 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | Map | ||
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A small white puffball associated with mosses in calcareous fen habitats | May-Oct | Recent sites in England (Norfolk, Yorkshire and Westmorland), Wales (Breconshire), and Scotland (Roxburghshire). | 2005 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Map |
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Buglossoporus quercinus | A bracket fungus found on the exposed heartwood of old oak trees (Quercus) often in ancient deer parks and forest pastures. | Jun-Oct (also Jan and Feb) | Scattered throughout England and Wales, more frequent in the South East, with a single site in Scotland. | 2014 | Yes | 11 | 65 | 13 | 67 | Map |
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Dichomitus efibulatus (= Polyporus efibulatus) | A poroid fungus causing a white rot on the dead attached wood or woody stems of blackthorn (Prunus), hazel (Corylus), gorse (Ulex) rose (Rosa) blackberry (Rubus) and hornbeam (Carpinus). | Jan-Dec | Most records are from South West England (Cornwall & Devon) it has also been found in S. Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Guernsey. | 2013 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 27 | Map | |
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Entoloma atromadidum | A robust dark navy blue to grey Entoloma with an often slightly wrinkled cap margin, recently segregated from the Entoloma bloxamii species concept, with smaller spores than E. bloxamii s.s. | Jul-Dec | Known from a number of sites throughout England and Wales. | NA | Described as a new species as a result of project actions | 0 | 8 | 11 | 17 | Map |
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Entoloma bloxamii | A stout light lilac to greyish Entoloma and large (7.5-10 micron diam.) spores. Recently epityped with DNA-barcoded material to stabilise the species concept. | Jul-Dec | Confirmed from a number of sites throughout England, and one from Wales. | NA | Yes | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Map |
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Entoloma bloxamii sensu lato | A stout "Big Blue Pinkgill" species concept comprising a number of biological species (E. atromadidum, E. bloxamii s.l., E. madidum and E. ochreoprunuloides f. hyacinthinum). Unresolved historical and recent records can be recorded under this name. | Jul-Dec | Recorded throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. | 2014 | Yes | 26 | 112 | 18 | 124 | Map |
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Entoloma madidum | A stout bright neon-to-sky blue (fading to light grey) Entoloma with smaller spores (less than 7.5 microns) than E. bloxamii s.s. Recently neotyped to stabilise the species concept. | Jul-Dec | Confirmed from a number of sites in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. | NA | Yes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | Map |
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Entoloma ochreoprunuloides and E. ochreoprunuloides f. hyacinthinum | A stout Entoloma with a variety of different colour forms, including pinkish, brownish, and brownish with violet tones (the latter being forma hyacinthinum). E. ochreoprunuloides f. hyacinthinum has historically been confused with E. bloxamii and recorded under this name. It usually has smaller spores (less than 7.5 microns) than E. bloxamii s.s. | Jul-Dec | Confirmed from a number of sites in England and Wales. | 2011 (described 2013) | Yes | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Map |
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Hygrocybe spadicea | A brown waxcap with yellow gills, growing on unimproved grassland, often in well drained south facing situations on lime rich soil. | Jun-Nov | Scattered in England, Wales and Southern Scotland, more frequent in the west. | 2010 | Yes | 4 | 44 | 1 | 44 | Map |
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One of the few lichenized basidiomycetes in the UK, with brightly coloured club-shaped fruit-bodes | Mar-Aug | England (N Hampshire), Scotland (N Harris, W Lewis, Shetlands). Unsuccessful searches at the Shetland and N. Harris localities, | 2011 | Yes | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Map |
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Mycena renati | A reddish to pinkish-brown gilled fungus with a yellow stem, growing in groups or clusters on the dead wood of broadleaved trees. | Jun-Oct | Only recorded from England. Recent records are from West Sussex and Lincolnshire. | 2002 | Yes | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Map |
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Perenniporia ochroleuca | A small bracket fungus on branches of dead wood of mainly on blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) but also hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), and other hosts, in coastal areas. Distinctive due to its very distinctive, fine and regular pores. | Jan-Dec | Throughout Cornwall, along the south coast of England, Pembrokeshire, and the Channel Islands. | 2014 | Yes | 0 | 24 | 42 | 58 | Map |
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Podoscypha multizonata | A fungus forming distinctive brown to reddish rosettes, usually near the base of beech or oak trees in parkland or woodland. | July-Nov | England where it is widespread but infrequently recorded, with only two records from Wales and a single historical record from Scotland. Of conservation concern because England hosts a large proportion of the global population. | 2014 | Yes | 17 | 68 | 26 | 72 | Map |
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Postia guttulata | A white bracket fungus exuding drops of liquid when young, found on the wood of conifers including spruce (Picea) and cedar (Cedrus). | Jul-Nov | Recorded from England (Shropshire, Herefordshire, S Hampshire Surrey and E Sussex). | 2013 | Yes | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | Map |
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Sarcodontia crocea | A yellowish resupinate tooth fungus found on mature fruit trees, mostly on apple (Malus) but sometimes pear (Pyrus) and Prunus species. | Jul-Nov, also Feb. | Throughout England, more frequent in the South East, with a single site in Scotland. | 2013 | Yes | 10 | 22 | 10 | 32 | Map |
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A minute stalked puffball in moss patches on top of limestone boulders | Apr-Dec | Only known from the Inchnadampf area (W Sutherland) (two main sites and three more distant sites from single records); a widespread population at Craig Leek SSSI in S Aberdeenshire; and a new site in Lismore, Argyll. | 2013 | Yes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | Map |
| Xerocomus silwoodensis | A boletoid fungus with a reddish brown cap and red reticulation on the stem, in damp shaded areas with poplar and aspen (Populus) trees. | Jun-Oct | England (Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire) | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Map | ||
Rusts, Smuts and Allies
| Species (links to species information) | Associated organisms/substrata | When to look | Localities | Last recorded (pre project) | Successful search (during project lifespan) | British sites | Maps | ||||
| Pre-1965 | 1965-June 2014 | July 2014-present (LAFF) | Extant (since 1965) | ||||||||
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Anthracoidea limosa | A smut infecting ovaries of Carex limosa (bog-sedge). | Jul-Aug | Historically recorded from three sites near Rannoch (in Argyllshire and Mid Perthshire); and a single site in West Sutherland, all in Scotland. Recorded near Rannoch Station in 1978, and confirmed to be extant at a nearby site in 2010. | 2010 | Yes | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Map |
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Anthracoidea pulicaris | A smut infecting ovaries of Carex pulicaris (flea sedge). | Jul-Aug | Historically known from single records from East Norfolk in England; and the Isle of Skye, North Ebudes in Scotland. In recent years recorded only from Scotland, from South Aberdeenshire in 1980, and Moray in 2015. | 1980 | Yes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Map |
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A rust on leaves of Pyrola spp. (wintergreen), in recent years mostly found on P. rotundifolia subsp. maritima. | Apr-Aug | Recent sites include S Lancashire and Westmorland; colonies in Anglesey and Wiltshire may have died out. Not found in Glamorgan despite extensive surveys in 2015. | 2009 | Yes | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Map |
| Exobasidium expansum | A systemic parasite and pathogen of leaves and shoots of Vaccinium uliginosum (bog bilberry), affecting whole shoots and stems, causing leaves to become slightly stunted or enlarged, mottled pale green to reddish above, and eventually developing a chalk-white hymenium below. | July-Sept | Known in GB from only four records, all in Scotland. The two known sites are Coire Cas, near Cairngorm Mountain, East Inverness-shire (recorded 1994); and one in Glen Shee, East Perthshire (recorded 1976). A further two records are poorly localised but probably from near Cairngorm Mountain (recorded 1961 and 1974). | 1994 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Map | ||
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Puccinia cicutae | A rust on leaves of Cicuta virosa (cowbane). | Jun-Oct | Historically known only from the Fens in East Norfolk, and not recorded between 1956 and 2011. Recently recorded at one site in East Norfolk (2011), and one in East Suffolk (2012). | 2012 | Yes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Map |
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Puccinia cladii | A rust found on living leaves of Cladium mariscus (great fen-sedge). Considered to be rare by Wilson & Henderson. | Mar-Sept | Historical records from E Norfolk, but currently only known from one site in E Norfolk and one in Glamorgan, Wales. Recent surveys of the host in Wales have not found additional sites. | 1958 | Yes | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Map |
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Pucciniastrum goodyerae | A rust on leaves of the orchid Goodyera repens (creeping lady's-tresses). | Apr-Nov |
Historically known from Scotland, from Angus, Banffshire, East Inverness-shire, East Ross & Cromarty, East Sutherland, Lanarkshire, and Moray. Only a few populations have been recently recorded, from East Inverness-shire, East Sutherland, and Fife. |
1990 | Yes | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Map |
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Urocystis primulicola | An ovary smut on Primula farinosa (bird's eye primrose). | Jul-Sept | Historically recorded only three times, in Cheshire, Durham, Mid-west Yorkshire. Recent records from Durham, Mid-west Yorkshire, West Lancashire, and Westmorland. | 2012 | Yes | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Map |
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Uromyces gentianae | A rust on leaves of Gentianella amarella (autumn gentian). | Jul-Sept | Historically recorded from single sites in North Devon, Dorset, South Hampshire, East Kent, and Worcester, with one record from West Suffolk in 1978. Recent surveys have found extant populations in North Devon, North Hampshire, West Sussex, and Bedfordshire. | 2012 | Yes | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Map |
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