Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Bull.) Pat.
(Weeping Widow)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow)
GenusLacrymaria (Bot.) (weeping widow toadstools)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem 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 Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow) :
1: Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow)
22 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
roadside grass verge, under pine
Image 1: Cap - LS showing gills - white backgroundImage 2: Cap - LS showing gills - white background (2)Image 3: Cap - LS showing gills - white background (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies - oblique viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - oblique view (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 7: Fruitbodies - side view - natural backgroundImage 8: Fruitbodies - side view - white backgroundImage 9: Fruitbodies - side view - white background (2)Image 10: Fruitbodies - top viewImage 11: Fruitbody - LS - white backgroundImage 12: Fruitbody - side view - white backgroundImage 13: Gills - white backgroundImage 14: Stipe apex - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Stipe apex - close-up - enlarged - white background (2)Image 16: Cap cuticle - lower layer - magnifiedImage 17: Cap cuticle - magnifiedImage 18: Cap cuticle - magnified (2)Image 19: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 20: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 21: Cheilocystidia - magnified (3)Image 22: Cheilocystidia - magnified (4)Image 23: Cheilocystidia - magnified (5)Image 24: Cheilocystidia - magnified (6)Image 25: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 26: Pleurocystidia - magnified (2)Image 27: Pleurocystidia - magnified (3)Image 28: Pleurocystidia - magnified (4)Image 29: Pleurocystidia - magnified (5)Image 30: Spores - magnifiedImage 31: Spores - magnified (2)Image 32: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 33: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 34: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 35: Spores - ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 36: Spores - ornamentation - highly magnified (2)
2: Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow)
1 Oct 2004 OSGR: SX16 50° 30’ N, 4° 40’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
clump of 5 fruitbodies on buried wood
Image 1: Cap margin - close-upImage 2: Close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - undersideImage 4: Gills - close-upImage 5: In situ
3: Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow)
16 Aug 1978 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
in lawn
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills, stipe and ring zone - lain down

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Weeping Widow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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A very common, large toadstool which often grows from rich soil in lawns, gardens, fields, woodland and along roadsides. The English name derives from the pale droplets that appear on the backening gill edges.

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