Cortinarius mucifluoides Rob. Henry ex Bidaud, Moënne-Locc. & Reumaux, (purple stocking webcap)


5 Oct 2016 at OSGR: SU20 in South Hants, England

Record SummarySingle fruitbody under Beech, oak.
Found asFruitbody
Date5 October 2016
OS grid refOSGR: SU20
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice CountySouth Hants, VC no: 11
CountryEngland

Notes:

Taste: cap cuticle tastes mealy, perhaps slightly bitter.

Spore print: BFF "umber".

Spores: limoniform, pale yellowish-brown in water under microscope, slightly rough, more obviously so when mounted in Melzer’s Iodine, 12-13.5/7.5-8µm.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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