Hypholoma ericaeum (Pers.) Kühner
(a brownie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypholoma ericaeum (a brownie)
GenusHypholoma (a genus of brownie toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hypholoma ericaeum (a brownie) :
1: Hypholoma ericaeum (a brownie)
15 Aug 2015 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - cap and stipe - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbody - gills and stipe - white backgroundImage 3: Gills and upper stipe - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnifiedImage 5: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - magnified (2)Image 6: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - highly magnifiedImage 7: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - highly magnified (2)Image 8: Cheilocystidia - in gill edge - highly magnified (3)Image 9: Chrysocystidia - near gill edge - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - magnified (2)Image 12: Spores - magnified (3)Image 13: Spores - magnified (4)Image 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 17: Spores - highly magnified (4)Image 18: Spores - highly magnified (5)Image 19: Spores - highly magnified (6)Image 20: Spores - highly magnified (7)Image 21: Spores - highly magnified (8)
2: Hypholoma ericaeum (a brownie)
7 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
in acid grassland
Image 1: Fruitbodies and LS - collection - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - collection - natural backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - collection - white backgroundImage 4: Fruitbodies - young - side view - white backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - white backgroundImage 6: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 7: Fruitbody - oblique view (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - oblique view (3)Image 9: Fruitbody - oblique view (4)Image 10: Fruitbody - side viewImage 11: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 12: Fruitbody - side view - natural backgroundImage 13: Fruitbody - side view - white backgroundImage 14: Three toadstoolsImage 15: Cap - LS - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Caps - young - underside view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 17: Gills - close-up - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 18: Gills - close-up - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 19: Gills - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 21: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 22: Cheilocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 23: Facial chrysocystidia - highly magnifiedImage 24: Facial chrysocystidium - highly magnifiedImage 25: Spores - in KOH - magnified - white backgroundImage 26: Spores - in KOH - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 27: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 28: Spores - magnified - white background (2)Image 29: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 30: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)Image 31: Spores - highly magnified - white background (3)Image 32: Spores - highly magnified - white background (4)

Hypholoma ericaeum (a brownie) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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A small brown toadstool that is common on heathland.

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