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Hypocreopsis rhododendriPhoto: Roger CottisBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Fruit body in the form of a large, orange-brown flattened lobes in radiating arrangement; on dead branches of deciduous trees favouring hazel, rhododendron and willow.Dimensions: Up to 10cm dia. Fruit Body: light yellowish-brown to orange-brown, more pallid at the margin, minutely dotted with the osteoles of embedded perithecia; flattened and conforming more or less to the surface of the substrate, arranged in radiating lobes; flesh: tough, woody. Asci: Narrowly clavate 160-180 x 8-10 µm. |
Spores: (8) hyaline, coarsely warty, ellipsoid, uniseriate, median septum, ??? x ??? µm. Odour: Not Distinctive. Taste: Not Distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn to Spring. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.4: rare species normally associated with Atlantic hazel woods |
| Justification: the habitat has declined markedly and is now threatened |
| Threats: scrub clearance, coppicing, over-grazing |
| Action Required: Survey and monitoring, increasing awareness, habitat protection against loss and degradation |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 49 |
| Earliest recording: 1973 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 98(28); 103(10); 104(3) | |
| Pre-1960: 0 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 44 records |