Russula pseudointegra Arnould & Goris, (scarlet brittlegill)


27 Sep 2003 at OSGR: SU57 in Berks, England

Record SummaryVery dry specimen
Found asFruitbody
Date27 September 2003
OS grid refOSGR: SU57
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher27 Sep 2003[A]
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Notes:

Cap: pinkish "vinaceous" (=pinkish "coral" or brownish "rose") with a white hoary bloom especially towards the margin.

Taste: mild, slighly bitter on chewing.

Fe: weakly brown in stipe (specimen very dry)

Spore print: BFF dark "G", Kibby "E".

Kibby key: AIKNQUY

SV: DCy absent

Cresyl blue: hyphae present, though only one patch seemed to stain.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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