Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl, (Jack o’lantern)


21 Aug 1994 at OSGR: SU57 in Berks, England

Record SummaryOn old ?oak stump
Found asFruitbody
Date21 August 1994
Associated organismQuercus?
OS grid refOSGR: SU57
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher21 Aug 1994[E]
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Notes:

very weakly luminous (only in complete darkness after eyes were accustomed)

See photos (prints).

Specimens from same spot in Jordan 1995.

One of the very few British records of this species.

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