Taxonomy
Collection 10969 (held at herbarium BR) is Hebeloma geminatum.Description
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Collection 10969 was collected by J. Volders (VJ03073) on 19th October 2003 in Geel, Dekshoevevijver IFBL: C6.21.34, Antwerp, BELGIUM (51.1667°N, 5°E, altitude approximately 25 m above sea level - Google maps). The ectomycorrhizal family Salicaceae (genus Populus) was present.
The surrounding habitat was described as not recorded.
According to the GPS data the collection was in the European Atlantic 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 Broadleaf & Mixed Forests) and Koppen climate code Cfb (Temperate, no dry season, warm summer).
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Cortina present: no.
Pileus: 38–50 mm diameter; shape convex; margin characters involute; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting no; hygrophanous no; colour variation unicolor; with colour at centre cream; and colour at margin pale yellow; with remains of universal veil no.
Lamellae: attachment not recorded; maximum depth not recorded; number of complete lamellae 80; tears visible with naked eye; white fimbriate edge present.
Stipe: not recorded x 12 {median} x 14–16 {basal} mm; stipe Q not recorded; base clavate; floccosity floccose; rooting no; mycelial chords no.
Context: texture firm; stipe interior hollow; stipe flesh discolouring from base yes; slenderness measure not recorded; smell raphanoid strongly; taste not recorded.
Spore deposit colour: analysis not yet complete.
Exsiccata: analysis not yet complete.
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Spores: shape amygdaloid; colour through microscope not recorded; guttulate not recorded; papillate weak; Spore Code: O2; O3; P0; P1; D1.
Basidia: analysis not yet complete.
Cheilocystidia: main shape clavate-stipitate; special features wavy; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = 2.40; A/B = 2.44; B/M = 1.02.
Pleurocystidia: no.
Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.
Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.
Spore (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (µm) (8.6) 9.4–11.6 (12.5) 10.5 10.5 0.680 Width (µm) (5.3) 5.8–6.7 (7.1) 6.2 6.2 0.290 Q (1.42) 1.54–1.83 (1.90) 1.69 1.69 0.1 Cheilocystidium (µm) (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (39) 41–73 (75) 54 51 10.47 Apex Width (6.8) 7.8–12.1 (15.7) 10.0 9.9 1.460 Median Width 3.4–5.0 (6.6) 4.3 4.2 0.72 Basal Width 3.3–5.3 (6.1) 4.3 4.2 0.73
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Max temp Min temp Precipitation Annualised average (2003) 15.48 °C 6.82 °C 54.18 mm Collection month (10/2003) 12.13 °C 4.20 °C 75.90 mm Max month (2003) 26.19 °C 15.17 °C 85.80 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 | 65.0 | 60.81 | 10th/32 |
| Average length | 10.5 | 10.35 | 13th–15th/32 |
| Average width | 6.2 | 5.82 | 2nd–4th/32 |
| Standard deviation of length | 0.68 | 0.70 | 16th/32 |
| Standard deviation of width | 0.29 | 0.32 | 17th–20th/32 |
| Median length | 10.5 | 10.39 | 13th–14th/32 |
| Median width | 6.2 | 5.83 | 3rd–4th/32 |
| Minimum length | 8.6 | 8.73 | 18th–20th/32 |
| Minimum width | 5.3 | 5.09 | 6th/32 |
| Low length | 9.4 | 9.21 | 7th–10th/32 |
| Low width | 5.8 | 5.35 | 1st–3rd/32 |
| High length | 11.6 | 11.39 | 7th–11th/32 |
| High width | 6.7 | 6.33 | 3rd–6th/32 |
| Max length | 12.5 | 12.00 | 7th–8th/32 |
| Max width | 7.1 | 6.61 | 3rd/32 |
| Spore feature | Value | Commonalities |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamentation | O2; O3 | 45% of collections; 96% of collections |
| Perispore loosening | P0; P1 | 25% of collections; 93% of collections |
| Dextrinoidity | D1 | 87% of collections |