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Tulostoma melanocyclumPhoto: John WeirBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Small brownish or reddish-brown, more or less rounded head surmounting a tough concolorous stem; in small trooping groups on sandy soil, mostly on dunes among moss or herbaceous plants.Dimensions: Spore sac x 0.8-1.0cm dia; stem 2.5-4.0cm tall x 0.2-0.3cm dia. Fruit Body: Peridium sub-spherical with small papillate projection perforated by an osteole; exoperidium tending to bind sand grains, then flaking away; papery endoperidium cream to pale straw or pinkish; borne on rooting brown to reddish-brown stem, fibrous, stiff, typically scaly. Gleba yellowish-brown. |
Spores: Yellowish-brown, minutely warty, sub-spherical, non-amyloid, 7-9 x 3-4 µm. Basidia not seen. Odour: Not Distinctive. Taste: Not Distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Late Autumn and occasionally in Spring. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.7: very rare species with restricted UK range on sand dunes |
| Justification: declined by approximately 50% pre- and post-1960 |
| Threats: disturbance due to recreational pressures and coastal management |
| Action Required: Survey and monitoring; protection against habitat loss and degradation; raising awareness |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 57 |
| Earliest recording: 1914 | |
| Latest recording: 2004 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 4(8); 27(1); 28(10); 41(11); 48(1); 59(20); 69(4) | |
| Pre-1960: 28 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 29 records |