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Armillaria ectypaPhoto: Markus WilhelmBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Fleshy, tawny, finely scaly agaric; solitary or in dense clumps in wet base-rich habitats often with mosses on moorland.Dimensions: Cap 4-8cm dia; stem 4-8cm tall x 0.8-1.2cm dia. Cap: Yellowish-brown to brown, somewhat scaly at the centre and striate at the margin, hygrophanous; at first convex then flattened or slightly depressed with age. Flesh white, thin and firm. Gills: Cream to pinkish, adnate-decurrent, broad, crowded. Stem: Pallid yellowish-brown; more or less equal; ring absent; 'bootlaces' absent. |
Spores: Pallid cream, smooth, ellipsoid, non-amyloid, with droplets, 7-9 x 5.0-5.5. Basidia 4 spored. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Not distinctive. Edible. Chemical tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 1: internationally threatened |
| Justification: Red Listed as a threatened species in over 50% of European countries with official lists |
| Threats: changes to groundwater situations, eutrophication; peat extraction; inappropriate management |
| Action Required: Site protection and monitoring against habitat loss and degradation |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records |
Total records: 5 |
| Earliest recording: 1995 | |
| Latest recording: 2005 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 44(1); 69(3); 96(1) | |
| Pre-1960: 0 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 5 records |