Psathyrella clivensis (Berk. & Broome) P.D. Orton, (a brittlestem)


12 May 2004 at OSGR: SO71 in West Glos, England

Record Summary7 fruitbodies in grass
Found asFruitbody
Date12 May 2004
OS grid refOSGR: SO71
Lat/Lon51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W
Vice CountyWest Glos, VC no: 34
CountryEngland
Voucher12 May 2004[P]
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Notes:

Cap pellucid striate towards margin (say 50%), margin paler, with veil remnants.

Spore print: "date brown".

Basidia: 4-spored.

Spores: 9-10.5/6-6.5, ellipsoid-amygdaliform/

Cheilocystidia: clavate cells ≤15µm wide, occasional fusiform cell.

Pleurocystidia: rare, long projecting above hymenium, narrow.

Spore shape matches Orton’s drawing (from the type material) better than his own collections do! Furthermore Berkeley & Broome were based in the west. Orton’s colour ("amber") is presumably an error for "umber" and has been copied by K. van Waveren.

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