North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Site Reports
Site: Currans: Church of the Sacred Heart
Date Visited: 10/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q943061
Hygrocybe:
3
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
0
Others: 0
A good area of grass that could hold more species of interest . Curiously, the only site for Hygrocybe fornicata on this
survey.
Sites Searched:
Hygrocybe fornicata Earthy Waxcap
Hygrocybe quieta Oily Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
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Ballymacelligott Church of Ireland; Clogher: St Brendan's Church; Glenageenty
Hygrocybe: 2 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1 Others: 0
A lot of intensive agriculture but also the southern part of the Stack Mountains . These hills are extremely wet or planted with
conifers and have little interest.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Geoglossum fallax
Hygrocybe pratensis
Hygrocybe virginea
Site Reports
Site: Ballymacelligott Church of Ireland
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q909121
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
Little of interest with only a small area of grass with the rest of the surroundings to the burial ground being quite
unkempt.
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Site: Clogher: St Brendan's Church
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q931132
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0
An interesting churchyard although there was only one target species. The large mature beech trees will support a
number of mycorrhizal fungi apart from the Tricholoma sciodes recorded today .
Clitocybe nebularis Clouded Funnel
Coprinopsis semitalis
Exidia nucleata Crystal Brain
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Tricholoma scalpturatum Yellowing Knight
Xylaria hypoxylon Candlesnuff Fungus
Site: Glenageenty
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q954146
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
1
Others: 0
The common of Nohaval was the potential site but it turned out to be extremely wet and dominated by Molinia and
Gorse so was not visited. The delightful lane of hazel flanking the small road through Glenageenty was searched
instead.The earthtongue, Geoglossum fallax was found along with more typical woodland species. Notable finds
were Hygrophorus nemoreus and Pseudoclitocybe -----
Armillaria gallica Bulbous Honey Fungus
Clavulina rugosa Wrinkled Club
Geoglossum fallax
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