Fungi of Southern Epping Forest
Expertise to readily and reliably identify fungi in this area has not been available in recent years, so the list below is only a representation of the species that have been found recently. I have labelled some of the species as uncertain by appending a question mark, although it should be emphasised that - due to my own limited expertise - it is possible that there are mis-identifications present within the remainder. Nevertheless, I feel that just having some record - and photographs to go with them - should at least show the variety of fungi that may been found locally.
A paper was published in the 1984 issue of the London Naturalist. (No. 63) by C.W. Plant and G. Kibby entitled 'The Fungi of Southern Epping Forest'. In this paper it was acknowledged that the mycological flora of southern Epping Forest has still only begun to be explored, but that public pressure on the study area for recreational purposes does render many specimens unidentifiable because of trampling. Yet it also states that examination has shown that the extensive grasslands, large numbers of mature oaks and rich pond margins fringed with Salix have their own fungal-rich flora. This was a survey of the fungi of that part of the Forest south of Waterworks Corner, which is the same area that is covered within Wanstead Wildlife, so reference should be sought to that paper for more information.
The Mycetozoa or slime moulds have often been associated with the fungi but quite recently this intriguing group of organisms have been classified as an entirely separate class of living thing. Some photographs of slime moulds are included preceding the photographs of fungi, and a list is available here.
Those species where a photograph is available of a specimen found somewhere in the area may be viewed by clicking on the scientific name.
For lists of fungi found in specific locations, with more details, see below
bw = Bush Wood, click here
col = City of London Cemetery, click here
wf = Wanstead Flats, click here
wp = Wanstead Park, click here
Below is a list of Fungi which covers the whole study area.
Fungi |
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Species | Common Name | Location |
Agaricus arvensis | Horse Mushroom | wp |
Agaricus campestris | Field Mushroom | col, sw, wp |
Agaricus haemorrhidarious | Wood Mushroom | wp |
Agaricus macrosporus | wf | |
Agaricus silvaticus | Wood Mushroom | col |
Agaricus xanthoderma | Yellow Stainer | col |
Agrocybe praecox | Spring Agaric | col |
Aleuria aurantia | Orange-peel Fungus | col, wp |
Amanita excelsa (spissa) | Grey-spotted Amanita | col |
Amanita fulva | Tawny Grisette | bw |
Amanita muscaria | Fly Agaric | col, wp |
Amanita pantherina | Panther Cap | wp |
Amanita rubescens | Blusher | col, wp |
Anthracobia macrocystis | Cup Fungus (a peziza) | wf |
Armillaria mellea | Honey Fungus | col, wp |
Ascocoryne sarcoides | Purple Jellydisk | col |
Auricularia auricula-judae | Jelly Ear | col, wp |
Auricularia mesenterica | Tripe Fungus | wp |
Bjerkandera adjusta | Smoky Bracket | wp |
Bolbitius vittelinus | Yellow Fieldcap | wp |
Boletus badius | Bay Bolete | col, wp |
Boletus chrysenteron | Red-cracked Bolete | bw, col, wp |
Boletus edulis | Penny Bun or Cep | col |
Boletus erythropus | Dotted-stemmed Bolete | col |
Botetus sp. | Bolete | wp |
Boletus subtomentosus | Downy Bolete | col, wp |
Calocera cornea | Small Stagshorn | wp |
Calocera glossioides ? | Jelly Club | wp |
Calvatia gigantea | Giant Puffball | sw |
Chondrostereum purpureum | Silver-leaf Fungus | col |
Claviceps purpurea | Ergot | col |
Clavulina fusiformis | Golden Spindles | col |
Clavulina rugosa | Wrinkled Club | col |
Clavulinopsis sp. | Golden Spindles | col, wp |
Clavulinopsis helvola | Yellow Club | col |
Clavulinopsis luteo-alba | Apricot Club | col |
Clitocybe dealbata | Ivory Funnel | col |
Clitocybe flaccida | Tawney Funnel-cap | col, wp |
Clitocybe gibba (infundibuliformis) | Funnel Cap | bw, col, wp |
Clitocybe nebularis | Clouded Funnel-cap | col, wp |
Collybia butyracea | Butter Cap | wp |
Collybia dryophila | Russett Toughshank | col |
Collybia erythropus | Redleg Toughshank | col |
Collybia maculata | Spotted Toughshank | wf |
Collybia peronata | Wood Woolly-foot | col, wp |
Coprinus atramentarius | Common Inkcap | col, wp |
Coprinus cinereus | Dung heap Inkcap | wp |
Coprinus comatus | Lawyer's Wig | col |
Coprinus disseminatus | Crumble-cap | wp |
Coprinus domesticus? | Firerug Inkcap | wp |
Coprinus micaceus | Glistening Ink Cap | col, wp |
Coprinus plicatilis | Pleated Inkcap | sw, wf |
Coryne sarcoides | Purple Jellydisk | col |
Creolophus cirrhatus | Tiered Tooth | Wanstead |
Cystoderma amianthinum | Earthy Powdercap | col |
Dacrymyces stllatus (deliquescens) | Common Jellyspot | col, wp |
Daedaleopsis confragosa | Blushing Bracket | col, wp |
Daldinia concentrica | King Alfred's Cakes | wp, wf |
Entoloma rhodopolium | Wood Pinkgill | col |
Epichloe typhina | Grass-choke Fungus | wp |
Exidia glandulosa ? | Witches' Butter | col, wf |
Fistulina hepatica | Beef Steak Fungus | wp |
Flammulina velutipes | Velvet Foot | col, wp |
Ganoderma applanatum/adspersum/europaeum | Artist's Fungus | col, wp |
Ganoderma lucidum | Laquered Bracket | col, wp |
Grifola frondosa | Hen of the Woods | Aldersbrook Riding School; Tarzy Wood |
Gymnopilus junonius | Spectacular Rustgill | col, wp |
Gymnosporangium sabinae | Pear Rust | gdn on pear tree, 27/07/2015 |
Hebeloma mesophaeum | Veiled Poison Pie | wp |
Heterobasidion annosum ? | Root Rot | wp |
Hygrocybe sp. | Waxcap | col |
Hygrocybe ceracea | Butter Waxcap | col |
Hygrocybe marchii | Waxcap | col |
Hygrocybe miniata | Vermillion Waxcap | bw |
Hygrocybe nigrescens | Blackening Wax-cap | col |
Hygrocybe pratensis | Meadow Wax-cap | col |
Hygrocybe psittacina | Parrot Wax-cap | col |
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca | False Chanterelle | col |
Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur Tuft | col, wp |
Inocybe bongardii ? | Fruity Fibrecap | wp |
Laccaria amethystea | Amethyst Deceiver | wp |
Laccaria laccata | The Deceiver | col, wp |
Lacrymaria velutina | Weeping Widow | col, wp |
Lactarius rufus | Red Milk-cap | col, wp |
Lactarius quietus | Oak Milk-cap | wp |
Lactarius rufus | Red Milk-cap | wp |
Lactarius turpis | Ugly Milk-cap | col, wp |
Laetiporus sulphureus | Chicken of the Woods | col, wp |
Langermannia gigantea | Giant Puff-ball | col, wp |
Leccinum duriasculum | Slate Bolete | bw |
Leccinum scabrum (Boletus scaber) |
Brown Birch Bolete | col |
Lepiota cristata | Stinking Parasol | col, wp |
Lepiota konradii | col | |
Leucoagaricus (Lepiota) leucothites | White Dapperling | wf |
Lepista nuda | Wood Blewits | bw, col, wp |
Lepista saeva | Field Blewit | wf |
Lycoperdon perlatum | Common Puffball | col, wp |
Lycoperdon pyriforme | Stump Puffball | col, wp |
Macrolepiota procera | Parasol Mushroom | col, wf, wp |
Macrolepiota rhacodes | Shaggy Parasol | col, wp |
Macrotyphula (Clavaria) fistulosa | Pipe Club | wp, col |
Marasmius androsaceus | Horse-hair Fungus | col, wp |
Marasmius oreades | Fairy Ring Champignon | col, wp |
Meripilus giganteus | Giant Polypore | col, wp |
Merulius tremellosus (Phlebia tremellosa) | Jelly Rot | col |
Mycena sp. (fibula?) | Bonnet | col, wp |
Mycena aetites | Drab Bonnet | col |
Mycena alcalina | Stump Bell Cap | col |
Mycena epipterygia | Yellowleg Bonnet | col |
Mycena filopes | Iodine Bonnet | bw, wp |
Mycena flavo-alba | Ivory Bonnet | col |
Mycena galericulata | Common Bonnet | wf |
Mycena galopus | Milking Bonnet | wp |
Mycena inclinata | Clustered Bonnet | wp |
Mycena leptocephala | Nitrous Bonnet | col |
Mycena olivaceomarginata | Brown Edge Bonnet | col, wp |
Mycena polygramma | Grooved Bonnet | col |
Mycena sepia | wp | |
Mycena swartzii | col | |
Mycena vitilis (filopes) | Snapping Bonnet | wp |
Nectria cinnabarina | Coral-spot | col, wp |
Nolanea farinolens | col | |
Oudemansiella mucida | Porcelain Fungus | wp |
Panaeolus acuminatus (rickenii) | Dewdrop Mottlegill | wp |
Panaeolus papilionaceus |
Petticoat Mottlegill | wp |
Paxillus involutus | Brown Roll-rim | col, wp |
Peziza sp. | Cup Fungus | wp |
Peziza repanda | Palamino Cup | wp |
Phallus impudicus | Stinkhorn | wp |
Phlebia radiata (merismoides) | Wrinkled Crust | wp |
Pholiota aurivella | Golden Pholoiota | col |
Pholiota lenta ? | bw, col | |
Pholoiota lucifera ? | bw | |
Pholiota squarrosa | Shaggy Pholiota | col, wp |
Piptoporus betulinus | Birch Polypore | col, wp |
Pluteus cervinus | Deer Toadstool | wp |
Pluteus leoninus | Lion Shield | wp |
Pleurotus dryinus | Veiled Oyster | wp |
Pleurotus ostreatus | Oyster Fungus | col, wp |
Polyporus squamosus | Dryad's Saddle | col, wf, wp |
Psathyrella candolleana | Crumble Cap | col |
Psathyrella gracilis | Brittlestem | wp |
Psathyrella microrhiza | Rootlet Brittlestem | col, wp |
Psathyrella spadico-grisea | Spring Brittlestem | bw |
Rhytisma acerinum | Sycamore Tarspot | wp |
Rickenella (Mycena) fibula | Orange Mosscap | col |
Russula atropurpurea | Purple Russula | col, wp |
Russula brunneoviolacea | Brown-violet Russula | bw |
Russula cyanoxantha | The Charcoal Burner | col, wp |
Russula nigricans | Blackening Brittlegill | col |
Russula ochroleuca | Common Ochre Russula | col, wp |
Russula sororia | Sepia Brittlegill | col |
Russula vesca | Bare-toothed Russula | bw, wf |
Schizophyllum commune | Splitgill Fungus | wf 03/03/2016 |
Scleroderma areolatum ? | Earthball | wf |
Scleroderma citrinum | Common Earth-ball | wp, col |
Scleroderma verrucosum | Scaly Earthball | bw, col |
Scutellina scuttelata | Eye-lash Fungus | wp |
Sphaerobolus stellatus | Shooting Star | bw |
Stereum guasapatum | Bleeding Oak Crust | col |
Stereum hirsutum | Hairy Stereum | wp |
Stereum rugosum | Bleeding Stereum | wp |
Stropharia aeruginosa | Verdigris Agaric | wp |
Stropharia semi-globata | Dung Roundhead | bw |
Suillus grevellei | Larch Bolete | col |
Thelephora terrestris | Earth Fan | bw, wp |
Trametes gibbosa | Lumpy Bracket | col |
Trametes versicolor | Varicoloured Bracket | col, wp |
Tremella mesenterica | Yellow Brain Fungus | wp |
Tricholoma gambosum | St. George's Mushroom | col |
Tricholoma saponaceum | Soapy Knight | wp |
Tubaria furfuracea | Scurfy Twiglet | col |
Vascellum pratense (Lycoperdon depressum) | Meadow Puffball | wp |
Volvariella speciosa | Rosegill | wp |
Xylaria hypoxylon | Candle-snuff Fungus | col, wp |
Xylaria polymorpha | Dead Mans Fingers | wp |
Beef Steak Fungus |