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Chlorencoelia versiformisPhoto: George BarronBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Small olive-green saucer-shaped irregular discs; in clusters on damp, rotten wood of broadleaf trees, favouring alder and oak, but also reported on ash and willow.Dimensions: 0.5-1.5cm dia. Fruit Body: Apothecium dull olive-green to mustard-yellow; top-shaped when young then flat or saucer-shaped, undulating; upper (hymenial) surface smooth, lower surface somewhat darker and finely downy; flesh: concolorous, thin. Asci: Cylindrical 80-100 x 7 µm. Paraphyses cylindrical. |
Spores: (8) Hyaline, smooth, cylindrical with rounded ends, with 2 droplets, 9-13 x 3.0-3.5 µm. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Not distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.7: very rare species with restricted range |
| Justification: saprotroph on dead wood of broadleaf species that has declined in hectads by more than 50% pre- and post-1960 |
| Threats: removal of dead wood and 'tidying' |
| Action Required: ecological assessment, survey and monitoring, protection against habitat loss and degradation |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 28 |
| Earliest recording: 1837 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 5(2); 6(3); 7(5); 11(4); 17(5); 22(2); 32(4); 33(3) | |
| Pre-1960: 18 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 10 records |