Small Stagshorn - Calocera cornea
The yellow, tapering, fingerlike fruitbodies are somewhat gelatinous in texture. They reach up to 3 mm in diameter, and 2 cm in height, though often less.
Grows on decaying wood of broadleaf trees.
Autumn
Fairly common and widespread throughout although easily overlooked because of its small size and preference for damp shady places.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Steve Mathers
Ulverscroft NR
24 September 2017
small up to 5mm long limited branching
AJ Cann
Ulverscroft
02 October 2016
Small squares = 1mm
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
06 November 2013
specimen examined
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood, Ratby
06 October 2022
Melinda Bell
Grace Dieu wood
07 November 2021
AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
20 November 2023
Melinda Bell
Newfields Wood
16 November 2022
Melinda Bell
Donisthorpe,Woodland Park
25 October 2020
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood, Ratby
06 October 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Small Stagshorn
- Species group:
- Fungi
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Dacrymycetales
- Family:
- Dacrymycetaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 46
- First record:
- 18/10/2012 (Watson, Ashley)
- Last record:
- 02/11/2024 (Lewis, Steven)
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