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Podoscypha multizonataPhoto: Mark PikeBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Pale buff or deeper coloured rosette of thin lobes; on soil in broad leaf woods.Dimensions: 5-25cm dia; lobes 0.2-0.4cm thick. Fruit Body: Upper surface (or individual lobes) buff or brown with darker brown concentric zones, smooth, wavy; lower hymenial surface concolorous, thin; when damp elastic, tough; when dry, brittle. |
Spores: Hyaline, smooth, sub-cylindrical, amyloid, 4.5-6.5 x 4-5 µm . Basidia 4 spored; cystidia vermiform with swollen bases. Odour: Not Distinctive. Taste: Not Distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Late Summer to Autumn. . |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.1: rare species with nearly 50% of the European population restricted to UK sites |
| Justification: associated with a severely declining habitat of ancient veteran trees |
| Threats: habitat destruction, felling of host trees, vegetation control by machinery in surrounding areas where it fruits |
| Action Required: Survey and monitoring; protection against habitat loss and degradation; site liaison and management |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records VC details to be updated |
Total records: 203 |
| Earliest recording: 1870 | |
| Latest recording: 2007 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 3(3); 9(1); 10(3); 11(69); 12(1); 13(17); 15(1); 16(8); 17(12); 18(13); 19(3); 20(1); 21(9); 22(14); 23(1); 25(1); 36(7); 37(3); 38(1); 63(4) | |
| Pre-1960: 34 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 169 records |