Stropharia pseudocyanea (Desm.) Morgan, (peppery roundhead)


21 Oct 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summary2 fruitbodies, near Hawthorn, in species-rich short grassland
Found asFruitbody
Date21 October 2005
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher21 Oct 2005[D]
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Notes:

Spore print: BFF: "Cigar brown"

Basidia: 4-spored.

Gill edge: infertile, with hyaline, clavate to irregular cells, some double headed (with "Micky Mouse ears").

Chrysocystidia in gill face but only odd ones in gill edge.

Spores: 7/4.5µm.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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