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Old 29-10-2009, 06:45 PM
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Three Hygrocybe species for ID assistance.

We've had a sudden fruiting of Hygrocybe over the last week or so and there are a couple of species I'm not 100% sure about.

This first was noticeable because of its long spores and I tentatively called it Hygrocybe persistens:

Cap c55mm

Length 9.8-12.7µ, Width 4.2-5.1µ and high Q value of 2.0-2.6


I thought the next was H.splendidissima the stem was actually made of two strands joined at the top (just below the cap) and bottom just before a paler yellow tapered base. Cap c40mm


Length 8.3-10.3µ Width 4.7-5.7µ Q 1.7-2.0


and came to the same conclusion eventually about this one:

Cap diameter 65mm

Length 7.8-9.8µ Width 4.3-5.2µ Q 1.7-2.0


This latter one seemed to have a very very faint honeyish smell.

Any alternative suggestions gratefully received.
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