Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

Ramaria sanguinea (Pers.) Quél., Fl. Mycol. France (Paris): 466 (1888)

Clavaria flava sensu Cotton & Wakefield (1919) p.p., Rea (1922) p.p., Corner (1950) p.p.

Habitat: On soil, usually associated with Fagus.

Notes: Rare in Britain. This species, with reddening stipe, was synonymised with R. flava by earlier British authors [Cotton & Wakefield (1919); Corner (1950)]. Examination of specimens in herb. K reveals a 1927 Oxfordshire collection of R. sanguinea (supported by a Corner painting). Also at K is an earlier Rea watercolour of a reddening species (possibly R. sanguinea, but without specimen) from South Hampshire. Reid & Austwick (1963) listed a reddening 'R. flava' as Scottish, but without any collection details. Ramaria sanguinea has also been reported from East Gloucestershire, but without voucher material.

Distribution: E: !, S: ?

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