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Russula claroflava Grove, 1888 (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)

Date: 16 October 1999
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 16/10/1999[B]
(Please quote this in any queries about this record)
State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: under Birch
Associated organism: under Betula
Identification Notes: Turning blackish at edges over next few days.
Spore print: slightly pinkish "F" = pale "buff" (all four caps checked)
Spores: 7-8(9)/5-6.5(7.5)µm, large warts, a few connectives, no meshes, plage well-defined.

Images etc

magnified photograph Cap - underside - 4 days later 50 Kb 398 by 379 pixels
magnified photograph Cap undersurface showing gills 44 Kb 379 by 337 pixels
magnified photograph Cap 19 Kb 355 by 337 pixels
naked eye photograph Collection 39 Kb 493 by 392 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - underside 41 Kb 333 by 344 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody 28 Kb 359 by 407 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody 23 Kb 375 by 387 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody 22 Kb 345 by 323 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody 22 Kb 321 by 374 pixels
magnified photograph Gills - close-up 500 by 374 pixels
magnified photograph Gills at cap margin showing colour change on bruising 14 Kb 444 by 143 pixels
magnified photograph Stipe - TS 500 by 443 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - at two levels of focus 21 Kb 483 by 220 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - at two levels of focus 14 Kb 365 by 171 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - equatorial view 31 Kb 399 by 377 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - surface view showing plage 500 by 336 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - surface view showing plage 500 by 323 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - surface view, equatorial view and plage 25 Kb 463 by 312 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - surface view, equatorial view and plage 500 by 331 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - surface view 500 by 339 pixels

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