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Agaricus silvaticus Schaeff., 1762 (Blushing Wood Mushroom)

Date: 28 October 1998
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 28/10/1998[F]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: under hawthorn where sheep stand
Associated organism:
where they stand of Ovis
Identification Notes: Flesh strongly reddening.
Spores: 5-6/3.5-4µm
Spore print: cigar brown.
Basidia 4-spored.
Cheilocystidia: abundant, ≤9µm diam.

Images etc

magnified photograph Cap - LS 500 by 306 pixels
magnified photograph Cap - LS 500 by 378 pixels
magnified photograph Cap and ring 500 by 445 pixels
magnified photograph Cap margin - close-up 500 by 227 pixels
magnified photograph Cap surface - close-up 500 by 211 pixels
magnified photograph Cap 34 Kb 395 by 379 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbodies 500 by 238 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbodies 32 Kb 498 by 417 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody - LS 28 Kb 481 by 345 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody showing gills 22 Kb 301 by 407 pixels
magnified photograph Fruitbody 13 Kb 249 by 340 pixels
magnified photograph Gills - close-up 500 by 235 pixels
magnified photograph Gills 46 Kb 399 by 380 pixels
magnified photograph Stipe and ring 23 Kb 198 by 446 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge 9 Kb 242 by 109 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge 11 Kb 201 by 143 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge 12 Kb 307 by 103 pixels
microscope photograph Spores 18 Kb 320 by 240 pixels
microscope photograph Spores 11 Kb 315 by 136 pixels

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