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| Record Summary | on wet heathy (but probably flushed) mud |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 7 May 2001 |
| Habitat feature | damp mud with short heathy monocot vegetation |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W |
| Vice County | North Hants, VC no: 12 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 7 May 2001[C] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
20 or 30 fruitbodies, in 1’s and 2’s, scattered over several square metres on wet heathy mud in sparsely mossy Juncus/grass turf beside seepage.
Montia fontana ssp minor and the moss Climacium dendroides nearby.
Caps: 11mm high by 8mm wide.
Fruitbodies up to 35mm tall.
Stipe base rooting or not, singly or in pairs growing close together but from distinct bases.
Stipe diam: 2mm tapering to 1.5mm
Cap with filamentous hyphae over a layer of spherocysts.
Spores: (13.5)15-16/8-9.5µm, with epispore.
Basidia: 4-spored.
Spherocysts: with acid-resistant warts.
Spore print (good and thick) absolutely black.
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