Cortinarius elegantissimus Rob. Henry, (a webcap)


20 Oct 2001 at OSGR: SU67 in Berks, England

Record Summaryunder Beech
Found asFruitbody
Date20 October 2001
Associated organismFagus sylvatica
OS grid refOSGR: SU67
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher20 Oct 2001[J]
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Notes:

Cap: bright golden yellow, very slimy.

Stipe: with marginate bulb.

Flesh: very pale "lilac" in centre in upper stem, "straw" in cortex and bulb.

Mycelium: "straw"

Smell: sweet, Himalayan balsam ("honey").

Taste: cuticle tastes mild.

Spore print: "umber"

Cuticle: KOH+ blood red then purplish brown.

Basidia: 4-spored.

Gill edge fertile.

Spores: 15-17/8.5-9µm, ellipsoid-limoniform, rough on outline, roughly warty except plage.

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