The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
Widespread over much of Britain, but generally local.
Regional Distribution
Only known in Cornwall from Ethy Woods (1989) and Lanhydrock Park (2008).
Habitat & Ecology
Breeds in the bracket fungus Pleurotus ostreatus growing on Beech Fagus sylvatica , Holly Ilex aquifolium and other broadleaved trees, usually in old pasture-woodlands.
Threats
Loss of the older age classes of broadleaved trees; clearance of deadwood.
00 Conservation
Both known sites are owned by The National Trust.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.