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| Record Summary | Albino form: cluster of toadstools on pine stump |
| Found as | Fruitbody |
| Date | 2 October 2016 |
| Associated organism | Pinus |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU00 |
| Lat/Lon | 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W |
| Vice County | Dorset, VC no: 9 |
| Country | England |
Notes:
A remarkable group of albino Gymnopilus junonius.
Taste: bitter, just like the normal form. When squashed between fingers, the moisture left behind also tastes bitter so at least part of the bitterness is water soluble.
Spore print: none, but numerous spores left on gill.
Cheilocystidia: hyaline, lageniform and capitate.
Cap cuticle: hyaline, filamentous, clamped, 25-60µm diam.
Basidia: 4-spored, but not shedding spores. Spores: hyaline, citriform, with many small oil droplets, up to 8-9/4-4.5µm.
Spores: very sparingly dropped, hyaline,
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