222 THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Mycological Report 1967/8
By Doreen J. Boardman
During the 1967 season 114 species were recorded for Epping
Forest but only 4 new records were established. The main source
of records continues to be our annual forays but I am also grate-
ful to Mr P. C. Hollands for his records of species found in the
Forest and especially for Dacryomitra glossoides—a new record
but probably often passed by as Calocera cornea which it
resembles. Mr C. R. Garner reported Boletus crocipodius from
the Wake Valley Pond area. A visit to Poor's Piece and Woodham
Walter Common produced a useful list of 66 species (including
Ascomycetes) to form a nucleus of records.
The 1968 season proved to be one of the best on record. Suit-
able climatic conditions, two Essex Field Club forays and a joint
British Mycological Society/London Natural History Society
foray provided some very valuable records. 153 species of
basidiomycetes were recorded. Ten of these had not been found
since A. A. Pearson recorded them in 1938. Eleven new species
were added to the list. Among the more interesting were Mycena
leptocephala and Gyroporus castaneus, both of which Pearson
rated as rare, and two new russulas—R. laurocerasi and R.
brunneoviolacea, bringing our records to 36 species in this genus.
I am grateful to experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
and the British Museum (Natural History), whose valuable help
in identification of critical species has enabled us to add many
new records. The total number of basidiomycetes now recorded
in the forest area is 359.
I would be grateful for an offer of help from anyone willing to
take over the recording of the Ascomycetes. These are being
neglected through lack of knowledge and suitable literature.