Fungi species

Below is a list of Fungi that have been recorded as having occured around all 10 sections of the Emm Brook.

The FOTEB list currently stands at 6 species.

This is not a definitive checklist. The species listed here are those for which we have records on the wildlife database held by FOTEB.

These lists are being constantly updated as new species are identified..

The"Area Seen" column refers to the 10 sections that the Brook has been split into for monitoring purposes (see Wildlife page).

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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME STATUS AREA SEEN FIRST SEEN LAST SEEN PHOTO
Haresfoot InkcapCaprinopsis lagopus Common42011Haresfoot Inkcap
Velvet ShankFlammulina veluptipes Common4,5No Photo available
Spindle Shank Collybia fusipes Common5No Photo available
Japanese Parasol MushroomCorpinus plicatilis Common5No Photo available
Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria Common5Fly Agaric
Yellow Brain FungusTremella mesentenca Common5Yellow Brain Fungus
Candle Snuff FungusXylaria hypoxylan Common5Candle Snuff Fungus
Birch PolyporePiptoporus betulinus Common5Birch Polypore
Chicken of the woodsLaetiporus sulphureus Common5Chicken of the woods
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum/i> Common5Common Earthball