Cortinarius raphanoides (Pers.) Fr., (a toadstool)


2 Oct 1998 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryunder Birch, Oak
Found asFruitbody
Date2 October 1998
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher2 Oct 1998[C]
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Notes:

Veil: olivaceous brown (fawn).

Flesh: with hint of vinaceous at top of stipe when young.

Flesh + KOH: slightly darker.

Taste: mild.

Smell: radishy.

Spore print: dark fulvous.

Basidia: 4-spored.

Cheilocystidia: occasionally septate.

Spores: 7.1-7.8/5-5.2µm all very similar in size.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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