Taxonomy
Collection 13309 is Hebeloma geminatum.Description
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Collection 13309 was collected by H.J. Beker on 28th October 2009 in La Baraka, Gorse Hill Road, Virginia Water, Surrey, ENGLAND (51.4088°N, 0.565°E, altitude approximately 50 m above sea level - Google maps). The ectomycorrhizal family Betulaceae (genus Betula) was present.
The surrounding habitat was described as urban garden with a substrate of mossy, neutral 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. 14.5: Urban Areas.
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: 38–50 mm diameter; shape convex; margin characters smooth; viscosity tacky when moist; spotting no; hygrophanous no; colour variation unicolor; with colour at centre cream; and colour at margin pale cream; with remains of universal veil no.
Lamellae: attachment emarginate; maximum depth up to 5 mm; number of complete lamellae 88; tears visible with naked eye; white fimbriate edge not recorded.
Stipe: 41–48 x 6–8 {median} x 7–10 {basal} mm; stipe Q 6.0–6.9; base clavate; floccosity pruinose; rooting no; mycelial chords no.
Context: texture firm; stipe interior stuffed; stipe flesh discolouring from base no; slenderness measure 6.4; smell raphanoid; taste not recorded.
Spore deposit colour: brownish olive.
Exsiccata: analysis not yet complete.
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Spores: shape amygdaloid; colour through microscope brown yellow, yellow brown; guttulate yes; papillate no; Spore Code: O2; O3; P0; P1; D1.
Basidia: 25.2–32.3 x 6.6–8.5 μm; ave. Q = 3.8; basidia spore nature not recorded.
Cheilocystidia: main shape capitate-stipitate, clavate-stipitate; special features not recorded; Cheilocystidia Ratios: A/M = 2.57; A/B = 2.85; B/M = 0.92.
Pleurocystidia: no.
Ixocutis: analysis not yet complete.
Caulocystidia: analysis not yet complete.
Spore (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (µm) (8.9) 9.2–11.3 (11.6) 10.1 10.0 0.610 Width (µm) 5.2–6.3 (6.4) 5.7 5.7 0.290 Q (1.63) 1.64–1.91 (2.03) 1.77 1.76 0.1 Cheilocystidium (µm) (min) 5%-95% (max) mean median S.D. Length (49) 52–70 (78) 61 59 6.84 Apex Width (6.6) 7.5–12.4 (13.5) 10.0 10.0 1.480 Median Width (2.9) 3.3–4.8 (5.2) 4.1 4.1 0.56 Basal Width (2.8) 2.9–4.8 (5.8) 3.7 3.6 0.7
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Max temp Min temp Precipitation Annualised average (2009) 14.94 °C 7.16 °C 55.86 mm Collection month (10/2009) 16.23 °C 8.91 °C 56.46 mm Max month (2009) 23.21 °C 13.49 °C 133.43 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 | 60.81 | 15th/32 |
| Average length | 10.1 | 10.35 | 21st–22nd/32 |
| Average width | 5.7 | 5.82 | 19th–25th/32 |
| Standard deviation of length | 0.61 | 0.70 | 23rd/32 |
| Standard deviation of width | 0.29 | 0.32 | 17th–20th/32 |
| Median length | 10.0 | 10.39 | 22nd–28th/32 |
| Median width | 5.7 | 5.83 | 20th–24th/32 |
| Minimum length | 8.9 | 8.73 | 11th–12th/32 |
| Minimum width | 5.2 | 5.09 | 7th–14th/32 |
| Low length | 9.2 | 9.21 | 15th–18th/32 |
| Low width | 5.2 | 5.35 | 21st–27th/32 |
| High length | 11.3 | 11.39 | 20th–22nd/32 |
| High width | 6.3 | 6.33 | 17th–20th/32 |
| Max length | 11.6 | 12.00 | 24th/32 |
| Max width | 6.4 | 6.61 | 20th–25th/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 |