30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Distribution Rarely recorded Habitat On soil in deciduous woods Notes The two collections shown were DNA sequenced by Eric Janke in association with the BMS. I correctly identified the darker specimen, but I could not identify the pale collection. Note the difference in spore size between the two collections. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Congo Red solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Gill cystidia in Congo Red solution viewed with a 40X objective. 30 September 2025 Cheriton Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |