Hygrocybe aff. firma
- (Large Red)
Description:
I have come across this species only a couple of times in the same location, but in different years. It is very similar to the smaller red firma though a lot larger.
Common name: None
Found: Lowland podocarp broad-leaved forest
Substrate: On forest floor.
Spore: White
Height: 70 mm
Width: 20 - 40 mm
Season: Winter
Edible: No
Macro images:
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Scale= 10.6 mm.
 
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Scale= 11.5 mm.
Micro images:
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Magnification = 1000x
Basida:
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Magnification = 1000x.
Spores:
Hygrocybe aff. firma
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Magnification = 1000x
Pleurocystidia: Spheropedunculate shaped I do not kow what these are.
 
 
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