BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Taylor, A.F.S., Hills, A., Simonini, G., 2002

A Fresh Look at Xerocomoid Fungi

Although research is ongoing and this is an interim publication, this critical group (or groups!) is finally beginning to make sense.

A good modern coverage that introduces several names that will be unfamiliar to British mycologists.

Journal Field Mycology
Volume Volume 3 (3)
Page range 89-102
Coverage All the British species accepted at the time, plus some likely candidates for addition.
Illustrations Colour photographs (more on rear cover) and line drawings accompany the text.
Identify Under a Compound Microscope.
Specimen Prep. Microscopic examination of cap cuticle sections (as described on page 92) are essential. Spores may be useful too.
Difficulty Care needed. Cutting sections thin enough can be easier than wetting them afterwards!.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

Boletus Fr., 1821 (a genus of boletes) Identification Current

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