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Sarcodontia croceaPhoto: ABFG libraryBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Resupinate, sulphur-yellow spiny bracket attached tightly to the substrate; favouring knotholes or wounds of mature veteran apple trees.Dimensions: Variable dia. Fruit Body: Sulphur-yellow, waxy, developing wine red discolorations; fertile surface of pallid to bright yellow subulate spines hanging vertically downwards and densely packed, 0.5-1.0cm long x 0.2-0.6mm thick ; sclerocysts in the flesh. |
Spores: Brown, coarsely tuberculate, sub-spherical, non-amyloid, 6.5-8.0 x 5-6 µm. Basidia 4 spored; cystidia absent. Odour: Sweetish-fruity. Taste: Mild, fruity. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Late Summer to Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.1: very rare species with restricted range on elderly apple trees |
| Justification: range has declined since 1980 despite increased recording since then, due to severe decline in suitable habitat |
| Threats: removal of dead wood and changes to orchard management |
| Action Required: liaison with land owners and promotion of traditional orchard conservation. |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 34 |
| Earliest recording: 1903 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 1(3); 7(1); 16(1); 17(5); 21(4); 23(2); 29(3); 34(1); 38(1); 40(2); 55(2); 63(4); 77(1) | |
| Pre-1960: 12 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 22 records |