Leucoagaricus leucothites (Vittad.) Wasser, (white dapperling)


9 Sep 2006 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryin greenhouse
Found asFruitbody
Date9 September 2006
Habitat featuregreenhouse
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher9 Sep 2006[A]
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Notes:

Smell: mushroomy.

Spore print: BFF "B".

Spores: 8.5-10/5-6µm, dextrnoid, with germ pore (plug stains purple in Cresyl Blue).

Cap cuticle: chains of hyaline, cylindric elements.

Gill edge: sterile, with abundant cheilocystidia.

Cheilocystidia: hyaline, clavate, utriform, lageniform, sometimes capitate.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

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