Observations on the macrofungi of Dryas communities in the Burren, western Ireland

The macrofungal biota of Dryas communities in the Burren was found to be composed of a major woodland element and a lesser grassland element. The forest element is comprised mainly of common forest fungi and a smaller number of coniferous forest species which are otherwise rare or absent from Ireland. It is hypothesized that this macrofungal biota is a relictual biota from extinct pine forest in the Burren.