North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe persistens
Hygrocybe quieta
Hygrocybe virginea
Hygrocybe virginea
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Hygrocybe coccinea
Site Reports
Site: Camp: Kilgobbin Church of Ireland
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q691105
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
An old burial ground adjoins the church but only one target species was found.
Armillaria gallica Bulbous Honey Fungus
Entoloma conferendum Star Pinkgill
Hygrocybe quieta Oily Waxcap
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Site: Castlegregory: St Mary's Church
Date Visited: 09/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q619133
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
No species found in this small grassland
Site: Fahamore Dunes
Entoloma:
Date Visited: 29/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q615173
Hygrocybe:
3
Clavariaceae:
0
0
Entoloma:
1
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
1
Others: 0
Others: 0
Others: 0
The higher fixed dunes in this peninsula have well grazed grassy spots within the marram and should be better for
grassland fungi. So typical of Irish dunes, this area was dominated by a few species and was not species rich at all.
There is good quantities of Salix repens but this had no mycorrhizal fungi associated with them.
Geoglossum cookeanum
Hygrocybe conica var. conicoides Dune Waxcap
Hygrocybe persistens var. persistens Persistent Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. fuscescens
Hygrocybe virginea var. ochraceopallida
Lepista nuda Wood Blewit
Rhytisma salicinum
Stropharia coronilla Garland Roundhead
Site: Killiney: Church of the Saviour
Date Visited: 28/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q608126
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
An old churchyard but no grassland fungi found
Site: Kilshannig
0
Entoloma:
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Date Visited: 28/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q624190
Hygrocybe:
Clavariaceae:
CHEG scores including previous records
2
0
Entoloma:
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
Hygrocybe: 3 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1
Machair along the edge of Scraggane Bay. Hygrocybe coccinea was also recorded from here on a previous visit.
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0
1
Others: 0
Others: 0