Taxonomy
Collection 1000068 (herbarium acc. no. LY BR66-55) is Hebeloma mesophaeum. It is the holotype of heterotypic synonym Hebeloma bruchetii Bon (1986).Description
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Collection 1000068 was collected by G. Bruchet on 30th August 1966 in Col de Gajer,Grisons, SWITZERLAND (approx. 46.61°N, 9.57°E, altitude approximately 2620 m above sea level - Google maps). The ectomycorrhizal family Salicaceae (genus Salix) was present.
The surrounding habitat was described as alpine meadow with a substrate of decomposed litter, 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. 5.11: Wetlands (inland) – Alpine wetlands (inc. temporary waters from snowmelt).
According to the GPS data the collection was in the Alps conifer and mixed forests WWF ecoregion The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have divided the world into 867 terrestrial ecoregions. The ecoregion here is estimated by mapping from the GPS coordinates of the collection using data made available by Dinerstein et al (2017). Use this webtool to explore the ecoregions visually or see a full list of current ecoregions on Wikipedia. (biome: Temperate Conifer Forests) and Koppen climate code Dfb (Cold, no dry season, warm summer).
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Cortina present: yes.
Pileus: up to 28 mm diameter; shape umbonate; margin characters involute; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting not recorded; hygrophanous not recorded; colour variation unicolor; with colour at centre yellowish brown; and colour at margin not recorded; with remains of universal veil yes.
Lamellae: attachment emarginate; maximum depth up to 3 mm; number of complete lamellae not recorded; tears absent; white fimbriate edge present.
Stipe: 14–27 x 3–5 {median} x 3–5 {basal} mm; stipe Q not recorded; base tapering; floccosity fibrillose; rooting no; mycelial chords no.
Context: texture firm; stipe interior hollow; stipe flesh discolouring from base yes; slenderness measure not recorded; smell none, raphanoid; taste bitter weakly, raphanoid.
Spore deposit colour: analysis not yet complete.
Exsiccata: analysis not yet complete.
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Spores: shape ellipsoid; colour through microscope not recorded; guttulate not recorded; papillate no; Spore Code: O1; P0; D0.
Basidia: analysis not yet complete.
Cheilocystidia: main shape lageniform, ventricose; special features not recorded; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = not recorded; A/B = not recorded; B/M = not recorded.
Pleurocystidia: no.
Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.
Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.
Spore (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (µm) (8.1) 8.3–9.8 (10.3) 9.0 9.1 0.480 Width (µm) (4.9) 5.4–6.4 (6.5) 5.8 5.8 0.340 Q (1.33) 1.44–1.70 (1.75) 1.56 1.54 0.08
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Max temp Min temp Precipitation Annualised average (1966) 6.27 °C -0.50 °C 118.13 mm Collection month (8/1966) 12.30 °C 5.29 °C 190.60 mm Max month (1966) 13.84 °C 5.49 °C 213.24 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.Image gallery
Detailed statistics
| Spore measurements | My value | Species mean value | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 60.0 | 65.23 | 57th–60th/115 |
| Average length | 9.0 | 9.24 | 73rd–77th/118 |
| Average width | 5.8 | 5.58 | 26th–40th/118 |
| Standard deviation of length | 0.48 | 0.61 | 94th–95th/110 |
| Standard deviation of width | 0.34 | 0.32 | 35th–41st/110 |
| Median length | 9.1 | 9.25 | 66th–70th/110 |
| Median width | 5.8 | 5.60 | 26th–40th/110 |
| Minimum length | 8.1 | 7.89 | 39th–43rd/112 |
| Minimum width | 4.9 | 4.89 | 58th–66th/112 |
| Low length | 8.3 | 8.33 | 56th–64th/112 |
| Low width | 5.4 | 5.13 | 21st–32nd/112 |
| High length | 9.8 | 10.20 | 81st–86th/112 |
| High width | 6.4 | 6.11 | 15th–31st/112 |
| Max length | 10.3 | 10.67 | 80th–84th/112 |
| Max width | 6.5 | 6.38 | 35th–50th/112 |
| Spore feature | Value | Commonalities |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamentation | O1 | 99% of collections |
| Perispore loosening | P0 | 99% of collections |
| Dextrinoidity | D0 | 87% of collections |