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Battarrea phalloides (Sandy Stiltball)
(Dicks.) Pers. 1801
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Agaricales > Agaricaceae
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Bergh Apton TM3299Bradenham TF9108Cockley Cley TF7904Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits TL7795Danby Wood, Tuckswood (Norwich) TG2205Ditchingham TM3392Drayton TG1913Earsham TM3290Geldeston TM3892Gooderstone TF7902Hapton TM1796Harford Hills TG2205Kelling TG0942Kirby TM3894Lyng TG0617Narborough TF7711North Pickenham TF8606Norwich city TG2105Norwich, Adult Training Centre TG2205Norwich, Danby Wood (Tuckswood) TG2105Sandringham Estate TF6928Sedgeford TF7236Shotesham TM2398Strumpshaw TG3406Swaffham TF8006Tasburgh TM1996Tharston TM1795Thurton TM3299Wells-next-the-Sea TF9145

Summary

93 records from 30 different sites
Years (# of records): 1836 (1) 1937 (3) 1996 (2) 1997 (2) 1998 (5) 1999 (1) 2000 (5) 2001 (8) 2002 (4) 2003 (3) 2005 (1) 2007 (2) 2008 (1) 2011 (2) 2012 (3) 2013 (1) 2014 (3) 2015 (3) 2016 (4) 2017 (3) 2018 (1) 2019 (2) 2020 (3) 2021 (3) 2022 (4) 2023 (4) 2024 (19)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Associations: Acer campestre; Crataegus monogyna; Cupressaceae; Fraxinus; Fraxinus excelsior; Ilex aquifolium; Pinophyta; Pinus; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus robur; Ulmus
Substrates: leaf litter; sandy soil; soil
Finders: A. Howes; A.R. Leech; Alex Prendergast; Alison Walton; Andy Musgrove; Anne Crotty; Anne Edwards; Charlotte Harris; Chris Lansdell; Dave Evans; E.A. Ellis; foray; Gill Judd; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; John Alloway; Jonathan Revett; Keith Fox; Marilyn Abdulla; Mark Joy; Neil Mahler; Peter Lambley; Richard Shotbolt; Steve Judd; Tim Doncaster; Tony Leech; Trevor Dove; Trevor Sawyer; Vanna Bartlett; W.J. Hooker
Identifiers: A. Howes; A.R. Leech; Alex Prendergast; Andy Musgrove; Anne Crotty; Charlotte Harris; Chris Lansdell; Dave Evans; E.A. Ellis; Gill Judd; Ian Senior; James Emerson; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett; Jonathan Revett; Keith Fox; Marilyn Abdulla; Mark Joy; Matthew Sawyer; Neil Mahler; Richard Shotbolt; Steve Judd; Tim Doncaster; Tony Leech; Trevor Dove; Vanna Bartlett
Confirmer: Jeremy Bartlett
Comments: '1 fresh + 1 old '; '1 fresh, 3 old specimens'; '1 fruit body'; '1 fruitbody on road verge'; '1 new fruitbody'; '10+ fruiting bodies'; '17 fruitbodies'; '17 specimens'; '2 fbs'; '2 fresh fruitbodies on verge'; '2 fruit bodies, 1 recent 1 ancient'; '2 fruitbodies'; '2 fruitbodies by footpath about 20 yards in from road'; '2 new and old fruitbodies'; '2 old and 1 fairly new fruitbodies. Steep west-facing bank beneath an oak tree'; '2 specimens'; '20 fbs'; '21 fbs'; '3 fbs'; '3 old small fruitbodies'; '31 fruitbodies '; '4 fbs'; '4 fresh specimens'; '40 specimens'; '48 specimens'; '5 fbs'; '5 fbs; 350 m from established site'; '5 fruiting bodies (usual place)'; '5 new and 1 old fruitbody. West facing bank.'; '5 new fruitbodies'; '5 noted on dry bank, 1 in good condition'; '54 fbs'; '54 Fruiting Bodies noted on verge'; '6 frbs visible '; '6 new and 4 old fruitbodies'; '6 specimens'; '7 fresh stems and 4 old specimens at TF7214036835'; '8 new and 4 old fruitbodies'; '9 fruitbodies (3 old, 6 new)'; 'Discovered by Tony Howes'; 'In a hollow tree, pre-1836. Source: NCLF Part I'; 'LAFF# 4047. Photos provided'; 'nine fbs'; 'old'; 'Quercus also nearby'; 'Road verge; still present Feb 2024'; 'roadside verge'; 'single specimen'; 'Two fruiting bodies, roadside verge, same location as previous records'; 'Usual site. Just one fruitbody. Habitat noted as road verge.'; 'Usual site; 3 specimens'

Record Details

00/00/1836 Stoke Holy Cross; No Grid Ref; W.J. Hooker; "In a hollow tree, pre-1836. Source: NCLF Part I"; Lit. cited: 233
; Additional NotesSee remarks in Charles Plowright List of 1872 and full account in Trans. NNNS Vol XIV p.191

00/00/1937 Earsham; TM3290; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1937 Kirby; TM3894; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
00/00/1937 Norwich city; TG2310; E.A. Ellis; E.A. Ellis
07/06/1996 Danby Wood, Tuckswood (Norwich); TG2205; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
19/08/1996 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
01/08/1997 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "17 specimens"
01/09/1997 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "40 specimens"
00/00/1998 Drayton; TG1913; Pinus; A. Howes; A. Howes
20/03/1998 Drayton; TG1913; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "Discovered by Tony Howes"
23/07/1998 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "48 specimens"
14/09/1998 Norwich city; TG221058; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "54 fbs"
14/09/1998 Norwich city; TG2105; Pinus; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "54 Fruiting Bodies noted on verge"
21/08/1999 Drayton; TG1913; Pinus; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
19/01/2000 Stoke Holy Cross; TG2301; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
17/06/2000 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "2 specimens"
01/08/2000 Drayton; TG1913; Pinus; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
11/10/2000 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "4 fbs"
11/10/2000 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "1 fresh, 3 old specimens"
19/02/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
27/03/2001 Narborough; TF7711; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
03/07/2001 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove; "6 specimens"
14/08/2001 Drayton; TG1913; Pinus; A.R. Leech; A.R. Leech
18/08/2001 Stoke Holy Cross; TG2301; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
19/08/2001 Drayton; TG1913; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
22/10/2001 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
22/10/2001 Cockley Cley; TF7804; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
24/06/2002 Norwich city; TG2207; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
21/08/2002 Drayton; TG1913; Pinus; soil; Richard Shotbolt; Richard Shotbolt; "4 fresh specimens"
17/10/2002 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
17/10/2002 Cockley Cley; TF800050; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/10/2003 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/10/2003 Norwich city; TG221058; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
23/10/2003 Cockley Cley; TF800050; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett; "2 fruit bodies, 1 recent 1 ancient"
27/10/2005 Norwich city; TG221058; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
04/09/2007 Harford Hills; TG2205; Trevor Dove; Trevor Dove
15/10/2007 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
20/10/2008 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
13/07/2011 Lyng; TG068173; Peter Lambley; Tony Leech; "2 fbs"
22/07/2011 Drayton; TG192128; Tony Leech; Tony Leech; "20 fbs"
15/10/2012 Cockley Cley; TF796048; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jonathan Revett; Jonathan Revett
16/10/2012 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL77429534; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
24/11/2012 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL77429534; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Tony Leech; Tony Leech; "3 fbs"
05/10/2013 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL7795; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
23/08/2014 Drayton; TG187132; Pinus sylvestris; John Alloway; Anne Crotty; "5 fbs; 350 m from established site"
23/08/2014 Drayton; TG193128; foray; Tony Leech
23/08/2014 Drayton; TG19351275; Anne Crotty; Anne Crotty; "5 fbs"
16/08/2015 Kelling; TG09874287; soil; Anne Edwards; Tony Leech
03/12/2015 Geldeston; TM384924; Neil Mahler; Neil Mahler; "21 fbs"
11/12/2015 Cranwich, Watermill Broad pits; TL774953; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Tony Leech; Tony Leech; "old"
10/09/2016 Drayton; TG193127; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
10/09/2016 Drayton; TG187132; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Tony Leech; Tony Leech
01/11/2016 Sedgeford; TF72133683; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
06/11/2016 Tasburgh; TM196964; Alex Prendergast; Alex Prendergast; "4 fbs"
31/01/2017 Danby Wood, Tuckswood (Norwich); TG22090555; Mark Joy; Mark Joy
; Additional NotesBetween TG2208905512 & TG2210805661

23/09/2017 Danby Wood, Tuckswood (Norwich); TG220054; James Emerson; James Emerson
16/10/2017 Sandringham Estate; TF692288; Cupressaceae; sandy soil; Dave Evans; Dave Evans; "LAFF# 4047. Photos provided"
; Additional NotesApprox 20 individuals, around a dozen with caps and the rest just stems, growing under a large Cupressaaceae (Leylandii-type) on sandy/loose soil substrate within the grounds of Sandringham in close proximity to the house. GR: TF69252884

10/03/2018 Sedgeford; TF7213636859; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "nine fbs"
04/01/2019 Sedgeford; TF721368; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
22/12/2019 Sedgeford; TF72143683; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "7 fresh stems and 4 old specimens at TF7214036835"
17/09/2020 Strumpshaw; TG342065; Fraxinus; soil; Gill Judd; Gill Judd
01/10/2020 Norwich, Adult Training Centre; TG220055; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "1 fresh + 1 old "
16/10/2020 Norwich, Adult Training Centre; TG221055; Pinus; soil; Gill Judd; Gill Judd; "Quercus also nearby"
18/01/2021 Sedgeford; TF709370; Fraxinus excelsior; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
25/01/2021 Strumpshaw; TG341065; soil; Steve Judd; Steve Judd; "6 frbs visible "
18/08/2021 Thurton; TM328994; soil; Charlotte Harris; Charlotte Harris; "roadside verge"
11/01/2022 Sedgeford; TF709370; Fraxinus excelsior; soil; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly; "single specimen"
; Additional NotesGR: TF7093937009

26/02/2022 Strumpshaw; TG341065; soil; Gill Judd; Gill Judd; "Two fruiting bodies, roadside verge, same location as previous records"
07/05/2022 Strumpshaw; TG3306; soil; Gill Judd; Gill Judd
27/08/2022 Norwich, Adult Training Centre; TG220055; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "Usual site. Just one fruitbody. Habitat noted as road verge."
19/08/2023 Ditchingham; TM338924; Alison Walton; "Road verge; still present Feb 2024"
11/09/2023 Strumpshaw; TG342065; soil; Steve Judd; Steve Judd; "1 fruit body"
29/10/2023 Norwich, Adult Training Centre; TG221055; Chris Lansdell; Chris Lansdell; "Usual site; 3 specimens"
24/12/2023 Norwich, Adult Training Centre; TG221055; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "5 fruiting bodies (usual place)"
04/01/2024 Tharston; TM176953; Ilex aquifolium; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "17 fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Tharston, Long Lane

10/01/2024 Bergh Apton; TM328994; Quercus robur; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "2 fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Bergh Apton, Bungay Lane

10/01/2024 Geldeston; TM384924; Ulmus; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "31 fruitbodies "
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Geldeston, Yarmouth Road

10/02/2024 Ditchingham; TM337924; Quercus robur; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "9 fruitbodies (3 old, 6 new)"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Ditchingham, Thwaite Road

10/02/2024 Bradenham; TF919088; soil; Tim Doncaster; Tim Doncaster; "5 noted on dry bank, 1 in good condition"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Bradenham, School Road

10/02/2024 Bradenham; TF918088; soil; Marilyn Abdulla; Marilyn Abdulla
; Additional NotesGR: TF91880882

17/02/2024 Shotesham; TM233994; Quercus robur; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "1 fruitbody on road verge"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Shotesham, Norwich Road

18/02/2024 Norwich, Danby Wood (Tuckswood); TG219056; leaf litter; Ian Senior; Ian Senior; "3 old small fruitbodies"
23/02/2024 Shotesham; TM232989; Acer campestre; soil; Andy Musgrove; Andy Musgrove; Jeremy Bartlett; "2 fruitbodies by footpath about 20 yards in from road"
; Additional NotesGR: TM23209893; Site recorded as Shotesham, Norwich Road; Association recorded as Acer campestre, Hedera helix

24/06/2024 Wells-next-the-Sea; TF913455; Trevor Sawyer; Matthew Sawyer
; Additional NotesBy the wooden slatted fence on the beach side of the car park

08/08/2024 Lyng; TG068173; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "2 fresh fruitbodies on verge"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Lyng, Cadder's Hill

14/09/2024 Bradenham; TF918088; Quercus robur; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "2 new and old fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Bradenham, School Road

15/09/2024 Gooderstone; TF791027; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "8 new and 4 old fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Gooderstone, Mundford Road

15/09/2024 Swaffham; TF808069; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "6 new and 4 old fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Swaffham, Cley Road

19/09/2024 Cockley Cley; TF795047; Pinus sylvestris; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "1 new fruitbody"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Cockley Cley, Swaffham Road; Association recorded as Pinus sylvestris, Hedera helix

19/09/2024 North Pickenham; TF869060; Quercus robur; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "5 new and 1 old fruitbody. West facing bank."
; Additional NotesSite recorded as North Pickenham, Brown's Lane; Association recorded as Quercus robur, Hedera helix

21/09/2024 Lyng; TG068173; Crataegus monogyna; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "5 new fruitbodies"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Lyng, Cadder's Hill

04/10/2024 Sandringham Estate; TF696286; Pinophyta; soil; Keith Fox; Keith Fox; "10+ fruiting bodies"
; Additional NotesGR: TF6966828627; Site recorded as Sandringham House Gardens; Association recorded as Ornamental conifer.

27/10/2024 Hapton; TM173962; Quercus robur; soil; Vanna Bartlett; Vanna Bartlett; "2 old and 1 fairly new fruitbodies. Steep west-facing bank beneath an oak tree"
; Additional NotesSite recorded as Hapton, Bayes Lane

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