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Clavaria acuta Sowerby, 1801 (Pointed Club)

Date: 28 October 2001
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 28/10/2001[E]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: in grass
Identification Notes: Spore print: white.
Basidia: 4-spored, some clamped.
Spores: 8-9/5-6µm, non-amyloid, oblong, with large apiculus, many standing on end and appearing circular.
Tissues very milky in water preps.
No clamps seen except at base of basidia.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Fruitbodies 500 by 358 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbodies 500 by 386 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbodies 275 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody stalks - enlarged 366 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody 231 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Basidium - magnified 23 Kb 118 by 413 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 343 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 38 Kb 361 by 319 pixels

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