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Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam., 1783 (Grisette)

Date: 3 October 2006
Location: Oxon, England
Voucher: 03/10/2006[D]
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State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: growing with Rockrose
Associated organism: among live plants of Helianthemum nummularium
Identification Notes: Basidia; 4-spored.
Spores: globose, 10-12µm diam.
Gill edge: with abundant spheropedunculate cheilocystidia.
Volva: primarily filamentous hyphae with only a few inflated cells.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ among Rockrose - oblique view - close-up 500 by 380 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ among Rockrose - oblique view 500 by 394 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - in situ among Rockrose - top view - close-up 500 by 474 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - lain down to show volva and stipe - close-up 342 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - volva - inner surface - close-up 500 by 388 pixels
naked eye photograph Fruitbody - volva and stipe base - close-up 500 by 394 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 416 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - magnified 500 by 333 pixels
microscope photograph Spores - highly magnified 482 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Volva hyphae - magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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