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Cotylidia pannosaPhoto: Fred KranzlinBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Cream or brownish-yellow rosette of thin, tough lobes; solitary or gregarious in rows, on soil in mixed woods, generally with beech.Dimensions: 3-10cm dia. Fruit Body: Upper surface (or individual lobes), orange-brown to darker brown, sometimes weakly zoned, irregularly wavy; lower hymenial surface white, cream, brownish-yellow, villose, longitudinally furrowed and veined; when damp elastic, tough; when dry, brittle. |
Spores: Hyaline, smooth, broadly ellipsoid, with distinct apiculus, 7.0-9.0 x 4.0-5.5 µm. Basidia 4 spored; leptocystidia slenderly clavate. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Sour. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.7: very rare species with restricted range |
| Justification: more than 50% decline in hectads pre- and post-1960 |
| Threats: changes in land use, tree felling, soil compaction |
| Action Required: Site protection and monitoring against habitat loss and degradation; ecological assessment |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 65 |
| Earliest recording: 1863 | |
| Latest recording: 2005 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 2(2); 3(2); 13(1); 15(1); 17(3); 22(2); 23(1); 24(5); 34(1); 36(14); 37(7); 40(8); 41(2); 42(1); 50(1); 62(1); 64(1); 66(1); 96(2) | |
| Pre-1960: 49 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 16 records |
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