Fungi List at Gravetye

List of fungi of the Gravetye Estate

One of the largest ever gatherings of the Sussex Fungus Group descended on the reserve this autumn. Conditions for fungi were favourable compared to last year’s very dry weather and with that in mind we decided to revisit the same area of woodland as on the first visit in 2023, when the ground had been baked dry.

An impressive 87 species was recorded, many of them only found due to eagle eyed participants, as they were tiny! Of particular note were the miniscule Typhula species such as Slender Club growing on leaf litter and general woody debris, alongside another similar fungus, Yew Club Clavicorona taxiphila. As the name suggests it associates specifically with Yew and has only around 50 UK records.

Of the larger fungi there was a good total of eleven Mycena Bonnet species. These also grow either on general litter of the woodland floor, or on fallen logs and stumps where they break down the wood and recycle nutrients back into the soil. We were particularly surprised to find the very smelly Garlic Parachute Mycetinis alliaceus, a fungus we see mostly in the western extremes of the county, and particularly in the ancient woodlands of Ebernoe Common and The Mens. A second surprise was Hydropus subalpinus (no English name), also normally seen with the iconic garlic fungi in the west.

Looking through the names of Yellow Brain, White Saddle, Purple Jellydisc, Lemon Disco and Green Elfcup you can well imagine that not all fungi are brown and boring!

SpeciesEnglish Name
Agarics (Gilled Fungi)
Armillaria melleaHoney fungus
Clitopilus hobsoniiMiller’s Oysterling
Coprinellus disseminatusFairy Inkcap
Cortinarius atrocaeruleusA webcap
Cortinarius olivaceofuscusOlivaceus Webcap
Crepidotus applanatusFlat Oysterling
Cuphophyllus niveusSnowy Waxcap
Flammulaster muricatusScaly Spark
Galerina marginataFuneral Bell
Hemimycena tortuosaDewdrop Bonnet
Hydropus subalpinus
Hygrocybe glutinipesGlutinous Waxcap
Inocybe geophyllaWhite Fibrecap
Laccaria amethystinaAmethyst Deceiver
Laccaria laccataDeceiver
Lactarius pyrogalusFiery Milkcap
Lactarius subdulcisMild Milkcap
Marasmius ramealisTwig Parachute
Mycena aetitesDrab Bonnet
Mycena capillarisBeech Bonnet
Mycena galericulataCommon Bonnet
Mycena haematopusBurgundydrop Bonnet
Mycena hiemalisWinter Bonnet
Mycena maculataStained Bonnet
Mycena pelianthianaBlackedge Bonnet
Mycena pseudocorticoloaSteely Bonnet
Mycena speireaBark Bonnet
Mycena tenerrimaFrosty Bonnet
Mycena vitilisSnapping Bonnet
Mycetinis alliaceusGarlic Parachute
Parasola conopilaConical Brittlestem
Pholiota gummosaSticky Scalycap
Rhodocollybia butryaceaButtercap
Russula cyanoxanthaCharcoal Burner
Russula ochroleucaOchre Brittlegill
Tephrocybe rancidaRancid Greyling
Tricholoma scalpturatumYellowing Knight
Tubaria furfuraceaScurfy Twiglet
Bracket Fungi & Allies
Amylostereum laevigatumYew Duster
Asterostroma cervicolor
Byssomerulius coriumNetted Crust
Craterellus sinuosusSinuous Chanterelle
Datronia mollisMazed Gill
Heteroradulum deglubensBlushing Crust
Hydnoporia corrugataGlue Crust Fungus
Hydnum repandumWood Hedgehog
Oxyporus populinusPoplar Bracket
Peniophora limitata
Phlebia radiataWrinkled Crust
Phlebia rufa
Plicatura crispaCrimped Gill
Postia caesiaConifer Blueing Bracket
Pterulicium gracile
Steccherinum ochraceumOchre Spreading Tooth
Stereum hirsutumHairy Curtain Crust
Stereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain Crust
Tomentella fuscocinerea
Trametes versicolorTurkeytail
Typhula juncea
Typhula setipes
Club Fungi & Allies
Clavicorona taxophilaYew Club
Clavulina cinereaGrey Coral
Clavulina coralloidesCrested Coral
Clavulinopsis helvolaYellow Club
Clavulinopsis luteoalbaApricot Club
Puffballs & Allies
Apioperdon pyriformeStump Puffball
Clathrus archeriDevil’s Fingers
Lycoperdon perlatumCommon Puffball
Jelly Fungi & Allies
Auricularia auricula-judaeJelly Ear
Myxarium nucleatumCrystal Brain
Tremella mesentericaYellow Brain
Cup Fungi & Allies (Ascomycetes)
Ascocoryne cylichnium
Ascocoryne sarcoidesPurple Jellydisc
Calycina citrinaLemon Disco
Chlorociboria aeruginascensGreen Elfcup
Claviceps purpureaErgot
Clonostacys ralfsii
Daldinia concentricaKing Alfred’s Cakes
Helvella crispaWhite Saddle
Hypoxylon fuscumHazel Woodwart
Lachnella alboviolascens
Leotia lubricaJelly Baby
Rhytisma acerinumSycamore Tarspot
Rutstroemia firmaBrown Cup
Trichoderma strictipile
Xylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff Fungus
Slime Moulds
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosaCoral Slime