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Inocybe asterospora Quél., 1880 (Star Fibrecap)

Date: 29 September 2004
Location: South Devon, England
Voucher: 29/09/2004[D]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: 5 fruitbodies under oak
Associated organism: under live tree of Quercus
Identification Notes: Cap: strongly rimose.
Stipe: striate, with cystidia along whole length, base bulbous.
Spores: star-shaped, central body 7/6µm, including points 12/8µm
Cheilocystidia: abundant, crytal-tipped broadly clavate to lageniform metuloids, mixed with smaller thin-walled clavate cells. x20, x40...

Images etc

naked eye photograph Cap - close-up 500 by 478 pixels
naked eye photograph Collection 500 by 433 pixels
naked eye photograph Side view - laid down 500 by 357 pixels
naked eye photograph Side view - laid down 329 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Stipe base - enlarged 346 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Stipe surface - close-up 341 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified 500 by 175 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified 500 by 294 pixels
microscope photograph Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified 500 by 283 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 367 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 482 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 474 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 465 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 500 by 282 pixels

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