Radulomyces confluens (Fr.) M.P. Christ., (a resupinate fungus)


23 Oct 2002 at OSGR: SU49 in Berks, England

Record Summarywhitewash fungus on dead Rose
Found asFruitbody
Date23 October 2002
Associated organismRosa
OS grid refOSGR: SU49
Lat/Lon51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher23 Oct 2002[C]
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Notes:

Fruitbody: waxy, bluish tinged when moist, drying pale ochraceous.

Spore print: BFF "D", non-amyloid, very dry and loose.

Basidia: 4-spored, 20-30/9-10µm.

Spores: subspherical, apiculus conical, 7-10/6.5-7.5µm

Hyphae: thin-walled, clamped, 3µm diam.

Hymenium with octohedral crystals up to 18µm corner to corner in some parts, other parts without or with differently shaped crystals.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

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