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Taxonomy

Collection 13277 is Hebeloma album.

Description

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upCollecting details

    Collection 13277 was collected by H.J. Beker on 27th September 2009 in Preila, Curonian Spit, LITHUANIA (55.3672°N, 21.0548°E, altitude approximately 15 m above sea level - Google maps). The ectomycorrhizal families Betulaceae (genera Alnus and Betula) and Pinaceae (genus Pinus) were present.

    The surrounding habitat was described as mixed dune woodland ditch with a substrate of bare soil, 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. 13.3: Coastal Sand Dunes.

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

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upMacroscopic description

    Cortina present: no.

    Pileus: 38–61 mm diameter; shape umbonate broadly; margin characters smooth; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting yes; hygrophanous no; colour variation unicolor; with colour at centre pale cream; and colour at margin pale yellow; with remains of universal veil no.

    Lamellae: attachment emarginate; maximum depth up to 5 mm; number of complete lamellae 58; tears visible with x10 lens; white fimbriate edge not recorded.

    Stipe: 34–58 x 5–9 {median} x 7–10 {basal} mm; stipe Q 4.9–7.6; base clavate, cylindrical; floccosity pruinose at apex; rooting no; mycelial chords no.

    Context: texture firm; stipe interior hollow; stipe flesh discolouring from base no; slenderness measure 6.2; smell raphanoid; taste not recorded.

    Spore deposit colour: analysis not yet complete.

    Exsiccata: analysis not yet complete.

  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upMicroscopic description

    Spores: shape amygdaloid; colour through microscope very pale; guttulate no; papillate yes; Spore Code: O2; O3; P0; D2.

    Basidia: analysis not yet complete.

    Cheilocystidia: main shape clavate-stipitate, clavate-lageniform or clavate-ventricose; special features apical thickening, geniculate, median thickening; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = 2.10; A/B = 1.49; B/M = 1.45.

    Pleurocystidia: no.

    Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.

    Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.

    Spore(min) 5%-95% (max)meanmedianS.D.
    Length (µm)(10.0) 10.5–13.0 (13.5)11.611.60.810
    Width (µm)(5.3) 5.8–7.5 (8.0)6.56.40.580
    Q(1.56) 1.63–1.98 (2.06)1.801.790.11

    Cheilocystidium (µm)(min) 5%-95% (max)meanmedianS.D.
    Length(33) 34–56 (57)48497.25
    Apex Width(4.0) 4.9–8.4 (10.7)6.66.51.200
    Median Width(2.5) 2.9–3.9 (4.1)3.43.40.37
    Basal Width(3.6) 3.7–6.1 (7.5)4.94.90.87
  • arrow_drop_downarrow_drop_upTemperature calculation
    Max tempMin tempPrecipitation
    Annualised average (2009)10.70 °C4.99 °C63.12 mm
    Collection month (9/2009)18.42 °C11.90 °C56.09 mm
    Max month (2009)21.55 °C14.67 °C116.27 mm

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 51.0 68.93 31st–32nd/41
Average length 11.6 11.67 20th–21st/43
Average width 6.5 6.42 23rd–25th/43
Standard deviation of length 0.81 0.75 14th/41
Standard deviation of width 0.58 0.39 3rd/41
Median length 11.6 11.63 19th–20th/41
Median width 6.4 6.41 23rd–26th/41
Minimum length 10.0 10.14 25th–29th/43
Minimum width 5.3 5.59 29th–30th/43
Low length 10.5 10.54 19th–20th/43
Low width 5.8 5.86 25th–28th/43
High length 13.0 12.83 18th–20th/43
High width 7.5 7.03 8th–15th/43
Max length 13.5 13.50 20th–24th/43
Max width 8.0 7.37 3rd–6th/43
Spore featureValueCommonalities
Ornamentation O2; O3 37% of collections; 100% of collections
Perispore loosening P0 13% of collections
Dextrinoidity D2 69% of collections