Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers., (horn of plenty)


7 Nov 2014 at OSGR: SU20 in South Hants, England

Record Summaryunder Holly, Beech, oak.
Found asFruitbody
Date7 November 2014
OS grid refOSGR: SU20
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice CountySouth Hants, VC no: 11
CountryEngland
Voucher7 Nov 2014[J]
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Notes:

Spore print: BFF "saffron", non-amyloid.

Spores: smooth, hyaline, oblong, sometimes slightly phaseoliform in side view, 10.5-13/6-8µm, cyanophilic.

Basidia: mostly 2-spored, occasionally 4-spored, cylindric, with large oil droplets.

Cap cuticle: unclamped, septate, filamentous hyphae c. 5µm diam, ending with chains of sausage-shaped cells upto 20µm wide; thin-walled and easily distorted.

[ 'BFF' = British Fungus Flora colour chart ]

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