tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post5389789312816452448..comments2024-03-12T13:10:43.685+00:00Comments on Gower Wildlife: Lesser WintergreenBarry Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-13503729320485814352010-07-01T10:11:30.478+01:002010-07-01T10:11:30.478+01:00I have just spoken to Phillip and he said that bot...I have just spoken to Phillip and he said that both wintergreens also grow at the Ashpits site, but more so Lesser. He said the Yellow Bird's-nest is now just starting to poke its head up. He said it has also been recorded at scattered localities in Pembrey Forest, but populations appear to die out after the plants have exhausted the fungus. It will be interesting to see if the new Glamorgan Lesser Wintergreen sites also turn up Yellow Bird's-nest in the next few weeks and Girdled Knight later in the year...Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-90145997109718462532010-07-01T08:59:53.003+01:002010-07-01T08:59:53.003+01:00In the Llanelli Naturalists Newsletter 74 I notic...In the Llanelli Naturalists Newsletter 74 I notice that Philip Jones documented the following: 'The Ashpits, Burry Port, continues to produce nice fungi. Girdled Knight (Tricholoma cingulatum) was abundant from mid-October to mid December [2007]. The associated parasite, the flower Yellow Birds-nest (Monotropa hypopitys ssp. hypophegea), has also done well and is spreading in this area.' I believe Grey Willow is the dominant species in this area.Barry Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080358305675651314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-4788278299059929262010-06-30T20:34:38.446+01:002010-06-30T20:34:38.446+01:00Paul, that is a good record. I'm sure Grey Wil...Paul, that is a good record. I'm sure Grey Willow would also provide a suitable habitat for Round-leaved Wintergreen too, as it does for Lesser (Common) Wintergreen. It would be interesting to know something about the fungi at the Llanilid site and particularly if Tricholoma cingulatum (or any other Tricholoma species) occurs there.<br /><br />CharlesCharles Hipkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830879011782542534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419651078350989465.post-23193647944969966632010-06-30T17:44:44.352+01:002010-06-30T17:44:44.352+01:00Thanks, Charles, very interesting. There is a colo...Thanks, Charles, very interesting. There is a colony of Round-leaved Wintergreen growing at Llanilid former opencast site. The conditions resemble that of a shady dune slack, although it is associating with Goat Willow, not Creeping Willow. There were only a couple of flower spikes this year, although plenty of non-flowering plants are present.<br /><br />Paul RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com