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| Record Summary | under Chamaecyparis pisifera "Squarrosa" |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 3 October 1999 |
| Associated organism | Chamaecyparis pisifera "Squarrosa" |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: ST89 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W |
| Vice County | East Glos, VC no: 33 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 3 Oct 1999[C] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Very fragile toadstools.
Rather pale but was amongst overhanging brushwood.
Cap surface velvety, white with a grey eye (like L. felina) when found but rapidly and strongly bruising orangey-red, then turning black over several minutes.
Green with NH4OH.
Spores: ellipsoid, but pointed at both ends, 6.5-8/4-4.5µm.
Spores not metachromatic except at apiculus.
Basidia: 4-spored.
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