Clitocybe vibecina (Fr.) Quél., (mealy funnel)


31 Oct 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summary10 fruitbodies, among Dwarf Gorse
Found asFruitbody
Date31 October 2005
Associated organismUlex minor
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher31 Oct 2005[B]
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Notes:

Cap: strongly pellucid-striate when moist, yellowish BFF:" milky coffee"; zoned when half dry; drying opaque, pale BFF: "vinaceous buff".

Gills + FeSO4: no change.

Smell: none when moist, becoming mealy as it starts to dry.

Taste: mealy.

Spore print: greasy, very pale cream, pale BFF: "B", non-amyloid.

Cap cuticle: filamentous hyphae, clamped or with overlapping ends, 4-5µm diam.

Basidia: 4-spored.

Spores: ellipsoid, 6-8.5 (9)/3.7-4µm

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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