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Agaricus arvensis Schaeff., 1762 (Horse Mushroom)

Date: 24 August 2004
Location: Cambridge, England
Voucher: 24/08/2004[D]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: on ground in Apple orchard
Associated organism: under Malus
Identification Notes: Young caps cream tinged.
Smell: pee.
Gill edge: granular under microcope.
Spores: 6-7/4-5µm, ellipsoid-amygdaliform.
Basidia: 4-spored
Cheilocystidia: abundant, thick layer on gill edge

Images etc

naked eye photograph Cap - mature - in situ 500 by 389 pixels
naked eye photograph Cap - mature - in situ 500 by 407 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - LS 500 by 372 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - mature - in situ 500 by 373 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - young - in situ 500 by 443 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - young - upturned 365 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - young - upturned 364 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Gills - close-up 500 by 303 pixels
naked eye photograph Ring - underside - close-up 500 by 332 pixels
microscope photograph Gill edge - magnified 475 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Spore on gill surface - magnified 500 by 145 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 431 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 500 by 438 pixels

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