Fungi of ornamental woodchips in Surrey

We report a two year survey of saprotrophic fungi colonising woodchip mulch at two contrasting sites in Surrey, a formal garden and a roadside planting scheme. Two alien species ( Stropharia aurantiaca and Psilocybe cyanescens ) occurred at both sites, along with other notable species including Psilocybe percevalii, Agrocybe putaminum and Collybia biformis . Very little fruiting occurred on areas mulched with bark chippings. In the formal garden there was virtually no repeat fruiting in successive years. At the roadside site most species fruited profusely in the first season after deposition, then decreased greatly in numbers in the second year. It is concluded that ornamental woodchips, but not bark chippings, can support diverse fungal communities including unusual species, although these assemblages are short-lived.

• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Mycologist

• Publication date

  2004-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1017/S0269915X0400103X
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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