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| Record Summary | 3 fruitbodies, in species-rich grassland |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 31 October 2005 |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 31 Oct 2005[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Gill edge: concolourous.
Smell: mealy on cutting.
Spore print: dark BFF: "cinnamon"
Cap cuticle: filamentous, hyphae, 5-6.5µm diam with zebrate encrusting pigment; end cells, with vacuolar and zebrate encrusting pigment 9-15.5µm diam.
Basidia: 4-spored, clamped at base.
Spores: 9-11/7.5-8µm, mostly resting with apiculus pointing upwards.
Cheilocystidia: absent.
Despite the slightly short spores, the general appearance and colour fits this species.
[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]The following literature was used to identify this find:
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