29 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Neottiella rutilans Fruiting Body Initially cup shaped with a distinct stem, then flattened, upper surface smooth, orange, underside pale orange, stem whitish, to about 1.5 cm across Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Autumn to winter Distribution Infrequent Habitat On sandy soil with Polytrichium moss Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, with 1 or 2 oil drops, decorated with a network pattern (22-28) x (13-15) µm2. Asci cylindrical. Paraphyses cylindrical, tips swollen, appearing granular or roughened Notes The reticulation of the spores is visible when stained with lactophenol cotton blue, but not with congo red 
Spores stained with lactophenol cotton blue and viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 29 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores stained with Congo Red and viewed with a x100 immersion objective. 29 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Asci and paraphyses stained with Congo Red and viewed with a x40 objective. 29 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |