Record Summary | 2 fruitbodies in short-mown heather |
Found as | Fruitbody |
Date | 31 October 2005 |
Associated organism | Calluna vulgaris |
OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W |
Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
Country | England |
Voucher | 31 Oct 2005[J] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Caps: dry, bright red, with thin black-tinged coating.
Taste: not bitter when licked.
Cap cuticle: clamped, with granular masses which apparently relate to the blacking coating.
Spores: 7.5-9.5/4.5-5.5µm., oblong to amygdaliform or slightly phaseoliform.
The following literature was used to identify this find:
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