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Myriostoma coliformePhoto: ABFG libraryBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Pale brown bulb surmounting a buff or brown, star shaped base, which raises the spore sac above the surrounding substrate; solitary or in small groups on sandy soil on woodland margins.Dimensions: Unopened bulb 2-5cm dia; expanded 3-10cm dia. Fruit Body: Exoperidium brown splitting into 5-12 rays, at first pallid buff, later brown; endoperidium greyish-brown, sessile, sub-spherical, smooth; opening by several pores. Gleba: At first pallid becoming brown. |
Spores: 4-6µm, sub-spherical, irregularly verrucose. Basidia 2-4 spored; cystidia absent. Odour: Not Distinctive. Taste: Not Distinctive. Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Late Summer to Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 1: internationally threatened species |
| Justification: threatened in over 50% of countries in its European range |
| Threats: habitat destruction, changes in land use |
| Action Required: Detection in sandy areas, survey and monitoring; protection against habitat loss and degradation; increased awareness. |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records |
Total records: 36 |
| Earliest recording: 1695 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 16(7); 21(2); 25(4); 27(4); 28(9); 37(2) | |
| Pre-1960: 32 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 4 records |
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