Peziza violacea Pers., (a discomycete)


23 Nov 2006 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryviolet cup fungus on fire site
Found asFruitbody
Date23 November 2006
Habitat featurefire site
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher23 Nov 2006[B]
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Notes:

Ascospores: ellipsoid, 13.5/7µm, rough with fine isolated warts, outline evenly rough with two medium-small oil droplets.

Ascii: cylindric, 200/9µm, spores confined to upper third, basal section dextrinoid and tip blue in iodine.

Paraphyses: with granular violet contents and irregularly swollen tips which are often curved to one-side like malformed hockey sticks.

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