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31 | Photographing Mushrooms: 17 - Xerula radicata // Rooting Shank

Mushroom macros continue with the Hymenopellis radicata (until recently much better known as Xerula radicata, and before that as Oudemansiella radicata). Common name: Rooting Shank.


Cap:


Spores:

Bean shaped, smooth, 11-15 x 4-6µm. Asci - Typically 140 - 220 x 8µm, with eight spores per ascus.


Spore print: Black.


Flesh:


Stipe: N/A


Skirt: N/A


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Ecological Role: An early fruiting wood rotter.


Pictures Taken: 19th of November 2022


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