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Taxonomy

Collection 1000001 (herbarium acc. no. K(M)52712) is Hebeloma lutense.

Description

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upCollecting details

    Collection 1000001 was collected by P.D. Orton on 25th September 1955 in Loch Loy, SCOTLAND (approx. 57.58°N, 3.85°W, altitude approximately 10 m above sea level - Google maps). The ectomycorrhizal families Betulaceae (genus Betula) and Salicaceae (genus Salix) were present.

    The surrounding habitat was described as mixed woodland, corresponding to the IUCN habitat We map from the collector's description of the habitat to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s definition using a standardised set of rules. Please see this page for a full list of IUCN habitats. 1.4: Forest – Temperate.

    According to the GPS data the collection was in the Koppen climate code Cfb (Temperate, no dry season, warm summer).

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upMacroscopic description

    Cortina present: no.

    Pileus: 22–58 mm diameter; shape umbonate; margin characters not recorded; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting not recorded; hygrophanous not recorded; colour variation two-colour; with colour at centre not recorded; and colour at margin not recorded; with remains of universal veil not recorded.

    Lamellae: attachment emarginate; maximum depth not recorded; number of complete lamellae 53; tears visible with naked eye; white fimbriate edge present.

    Stipe: 25–90 x 3–11 {median} x 5–18 {basal} mm; stipe Q not recorded; base bulbous, clavate, cylindrical; floccosity pruinose; rooting no; mycelial chords no.

    Context: texture firm; stipe interior hollow; stipe flesh discolouring from base yes; slenderness measure not recorded; smell raphanoid; taste bitter, mild.

    Spore deposit colour: analysis not yet complete.

    Exsiccata: normal.

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upMicroscopic description

    Spores: shape amygdaloid, limoniform; colour through microscope brown; guttulate no; papillate weak; Spore Code: O3; P1; D2.

    Basidia: analysis not yet complete.

    Cheilocystidia: main shape clavate-stipitate; special features median thickening, sinuate; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = 1.67; A/B = 1.58; B/M = 1.08.

    Pleurocystidia: no.

    Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.

    Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.

    Spore(min) 5%-95% (max)meanmedianS.D.
    Length (µm)(10.6) 10.7–12.2 (12.5)11.411.30.460
    Width (µm)(5.6) 5.8–6.7 (7.0)6.26.20.310
    Q(1.67) 1.72–1.95 (2.00)1.821.820.07

    Cheilocystidium (µm)(min) 5%-95% (max)meanmedianS.D.
    Length(24) 28–51 (58)42437.51
    Apex Width(4.7) 5.2–8.7 (11.6)6.86.71.100
    Median Width(3.3) 3.6–5.6 (6.4)4.54.40.78
    Basal Width(3.4) 3.7–5.9 (7.9)4.84.80.92
  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upTemperature calculation
    Max tempMin tempPrecipitation
    Annualised average (1955)--- °C--- °C--- mm
    Collection month (9/1955)--- °C--- °C--- mm
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Compare this collection to its species

This section compares data for this collection against its true species and also against the most likely species as determined by our identifier. More often than not these will be the same species, but where this is not the case, the data may be used to help explain why the identifier got it wrong.

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Detailed statistics

Spore measurementsMy valueSpecies mean valuePosition
Count 77.0 65.00 5th–6th/22
Average length 11.4 10.63 5th–6th/23
Average width 6.2 5.90 6th/24
Standard deviation of length 0.46 0.73 21st/21
Standard deviation of width 0.31 0.35 13th–14th/21
Median length 11.3 10.56 5th/21
Median width 6.2 5.89 5th–6th/21
Minimum length 10.6 9.14 1st/23
Minimum width 5.6 5.15 3rd/23
Low length 10.7 9.55 1st/23
Low width 5.8 5.40 3rd/23
High length 12.2 11.69 6th–8th/23
High width 6.7 6.41 5th/23
Max length 12.5 12.30 9th/23
Max width 7.0 6.69 5th–6th/23
Spore featureValueCommonalities
Ornamentation O3 63% of collections
Perispore loosening P1 81% of collections
Dextrinoidity D2 95% of collections