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Cuphophyllus
berkeleyi (P.D. Orton & Watling)
Bon
(Hygrocybe berkeleyi) (P.D. Orton) P.D.
Orton & Waltling
ŠPer Fadnes
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Hygrocybe berkeleyi was until recently (2011)considered as a subspecies of H. pratensis. It is similar to this but has completely white colors. Relatively fleshy with decurrent gills and a dry cap. A very similar species, C. monteverde, gets black after drying, especially on the gills. |
Characteristics:
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Cap |
Gills |
Stipe |
Similar species |
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Up to 100mm. White, fleshy, dry surface. First conical, later applanate. |
Deeply decurrent and distant, white to cream. |
Up to 100mm thick, and attenuated downwards. White, longitudinally fibrillose.
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Big species of H. virginea, but this has often a slightly lubricous cap. |
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Ecology/Indicatorvalue: H. berkeleyi is more seldom than H. pratensis. It often prefers more rich localities often on calcarerous ground.
Fructification in Norway: From end of August to end of October, mainly in September/October.
Redlistcategory: Not listed |
References:
David Boertmann.2010, The genus Hygrocybe, 2nd revised edition. Fungi of
Northern Europe vol. 1 Svampetryk, Danmark.