Hyocreopsis rhododendri

I have spent most of my lockdown time exploring old agricultural fields looking for this BAP fungus. From the reading I have done on this species (unfortunately there is very little research done on this species, so little of it's ecology is known) it only exists in areas with ecological continuity. This means that it normally occurs in areas that have had old coppiced Hazel. It is also believed to be parasitic on the Glue-crust fungus, a fungus that 'glues' the limbs of affected trees together, meaning that potential 'host' trees are easily found.

I have found multiple trees that haven't appeared to have had any sort of coppicing, due to their age and the position of the tree (it was in a hard to reach location). Could this potentially change the ecology of this species? (Probably not, but very little research has been conducted on this species and it's ecology).

I will continue to search for more individuals of this species.

Posted on January 19, 2021 02:47 PM by