Description:
Cap: ochraceous to date-brown, darker at the centre and granular scaly throughout.
Stem: similarly coloured to the cap and similarly roughened, except for the slightly smoother paler apex.
Spores: ellipsoid to almond-shaped, very pale brown under the microscope and 8-10 × 4-5 µm in size.
Marginal cystidia: cylindric-wavy, hyaline.
Facial cystidia: absent.
Depending on the herbaceous constituents the fungus-flora will vary. Certain species are found on all sorts of herbaceous debris, but others are much more specific to their substrate preferences. Beds of Butterbur, Coltsfoot or Impatiens are also good hunting places, as are beds of sedges in fenland. In many of these localities agarics with reduced fruit-bodies looking like disc-fungi are frequently seen. We have already discussed the specific requirements of certain species of Marasmius (see [p. 92]).
Plate 76. Fungi of alder-carrs and from under herbaceous plants
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