Taxonomy
Collection 1000312 (herbarium acc. no. MICH 10728) is Hebeloma viscidissimum. It is the holotype of heterotypic synonym Hebeloma amarellum A.H. Sm., V.S. Evenson & Mitchel (1983).Description
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Collection 1000312 was collected by A.H. Smith (9339) on 3rd December 1937 in Del Norte, Crescent City, California, UNITED STATES (approx. 41.7557°N, 124.2026°W, altitude approximately 10 m above sea level - Google maps). No ectomycorrhizal plants were recorded.
The surrounding habitat was described as pastureland with a substrate of nutrient-enriched soil and dung, 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. 14.2: Pastureland.
According to the GPS data the collection was in the Northern California coastal 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 Csb (Temperate, dry summer, warm summer).
- arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upMacroscopic description
Cortina present: no.
Pileus: 30–75 mm diameter; shape convex; margin characters involute; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting no; hygrophanous no; colour variation two-colour; with colour at centre not recorded; and colour at margin pinkish buff; with remains of universal veil yes.
Lamellae: attachment adnexed; maximum depth not recorded; number of complete lamellae 50; tears absent; white fimbriate edge not recorded.
Stipe: 30–60 x 4–9 {median} x 4–9 {basal} mm; stipe Q 6.7–7.5; base cylindrical; floccosity fibrillose, floccose; rooting yes; mycelial chords no.
Context: texture firm; stipe interior hollow, superior wick; stipe flesh discolouring from base yes; slenderness measure 6.4; smell none; taste bitter.
Spore deposit colour: analysis not yet complete.
Exsiccata: dark, pileus blackening, stipe blackening.
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Spores: shape amygdaloid; colour through microscope not recorded; guttulate not recorded; papillate no; Spore Code: O1; O2; P0; D3.
Basidia: 20.1–26.2 x 4.9–7.1 μm; ave. Q = 3.8; basidia spore nature not recorded.
Cheilocystidia: main shape gently clavate, cylindrical; special features septa; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = 1.20; A/B = 1.23; B/M = 1.01.
Pleurocystidia: no.
Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.
Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.
Spore (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (µm) (7.3) 7.8–9.9 9.0 9.2 0.670 Width (µm) (5.2) 5.5–6.4 (6.6) 6.0 6.0 0.290 Q (1.23) 1.32–1.65 (1.71) 1.51 1.54 0.11 Cheilocystidium (µm) (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (24) 25–43 34 34 6.0 Apex Width (3.8) 4.3–6.0 (6.9) 5.0 4.9 0.680 Median Width (3.2) 3.3–5.2 (5.3) 4.2 4.2 0.56 Basal Width (2.5) 3.0–5.4 (6.0) 4.3 4.5 0.87
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Max temp Min temp Precipitation Annualised average (1937) --- °C --- °C --- mm Collection month (12/1937) --- °C --- °C --- mm Max month (1937) --- °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.Image gallery
Detailed statistics
| Spore measurements | My value | Species mean value | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 56.0 | 80.67 | 11th/12 |
| Average length | 9.0 | 8.47 | 1st–2nd/12 |
| Average width | 6.0 | 5.73 | 1st–2nd/12 |
| Standard deviation of length | 0.67 | 0.74 | 7th/12 |
| Standard deviation of width | 0.29 | 0.36 | 9th/12 |
| Median length | 9.2 | 8.59 | 2nd/12 |
| Median width | 6.0 | 5.80 | 2nd–4th/12 |
| Minimum length | 7.3 | 6.83 | 3rd/12 |
| Minimum width | 5.2 | 4.78 | 3rd/12 |
| Low length | 7.8 | 7.28 | 2nd–3rd/12 |
| Low width | 5.5 | 5.15 | 2nd–4th/12 |
| High length | 9.9 | 9.54 | 2nd/12 |
| High width | 6.4 | 6.24 | 3rd–5th/12 |
| Max length | 9.9 | 9.86 | 3rd–8th/12 |
| Max width | 6.6 | 6.43 | 3rd/12 |
| Spore feature | Value | Commonalities |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamentation | O1; O2 | 25% of collections; 100% of collections |
| Perispore loosening | P0 | 16% of collections |
| Dextrinoidity | D3 | 100% of collections |