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Battarrea phalloidesPhoto: ABFG libraryBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Brown, more or less rounded spore mass surmounting a shaggy, ochre-brown stem; in small trooping groups on sandy soil, probably associated with submerged rotting wood.Dimensions: Spore sac 2.5-9.0cm dia; stem 10-25cm tall x 1.0-2.5cm dia. Fruit Body: Peridium sub-spherical borne on a shaggy, stiff, ochre brown stem terminating in a basal, largely submerged volva. The dried fruit bodies often persist for more than one season. Gleba (spore mass) at first whitish and firm becoming brown, powdery. |
Spores: Brown, finely warty, sub-spherical (occasionally ovoid), 5.0-6.5 µm. Basidia 2-4 spored; cystidia absent. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Not distinctive. Inedible. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Summer to Autumn |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.4: very rare (less than 5 sites) with evidence of ongoing threat |
| Justification: need to continue current BAP action applied to this species; associated closely with hedgerows, verges and tracksides (areas often vulnerable to damage) |
| Threats: habitat destruction; roadside disturbance, digging, tipping etc. |
| Action Required: Site protection and monitoring against habitat loss and degradation; taxonomic research |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records |
Total records: 121 |
| Earliest recording: 1782 | |
| Latest recording: 2008 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 5(1); 6(5); 6(6); 9(1); 16(14); 17(16); 18(2); 23(2); 24(5); 25(9); 26(2); 27(12); 28(7); 31(3); 33(3); 40(1); 58(2) | |
| Pre-1960: 45 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 76 records |