North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

A small amount of unfertilised grassland around the watchtower at the entrance into Dingle Harbour on rocky ground .
Only a restricted number of species was found.
Site: Eask Tower
Hygrocybe conica var. conica Blackening Waxcap
Hygrocybe russocoriacea Cedarwood Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Leptosphaeria acuta Nettle Rash
Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus Petticoat Mottlegill
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
Date Visited: 03/11/2012
Grid Reference: V436983
Hygrocybe:
7
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
1
Geoglossaceae:
0
Others: 0
Waxcaps were only found in the scattered grassland patches on the summit of the hill by the beacon , Eask Tower.
Below this, the fields were improved and were not of interest. There is only a small strip of natural grassland along
the cliff edges on the south side of this headland.
Sites Searched:
Entoloma conferendum Star Pinkgill
Hygrocybe chlorophana Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta Heath Waxcap
Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis Meadow Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina var. psittacina Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe punicea Crimson Waxcap
Hygrocybe reidii Honey Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Panaeolus acuminatus Dewdrop Mottlegill
Doonties Common
Hygrocybe: 1 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 1 Geoglossaceae: 0 Others: 0
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Not so much land in this square. Small patches of grassland on the eastern part of Doonties Common were searched with
little success. The other headlands in the square are also unlikely to be good. There are a couple of fields on the western
end of Cnoc na nAcrai at V562993 that would be worth looking at.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Entoloma conferendum
Hygrocybe laeta
Site Reports
Site: Minard Castle
Date Visited: 31/10/2012
Grid Reference: V555991
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
Access was forbidden to the castle but it looked too lush and green to be of interest.
Sites Searched:
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Inch Dunes
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0
Geoglossaceae:
Hygrocybe: 4 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1 Others: 0
Inch Dunes is a gigantic dune system with large areas of good mossy dune slacks and grassland and this is well worth
another long visit. Irish dunes are often not species rich in terms of fungi but this could be one of the exceptions.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Geoglossum cookeanum
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe persistens
Hygrocybe psittacina
84
0
Others: 0