Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Fungi 

Star fibrecap

Inocybe asterospora


Appearance

Reddish-brown cap, initially campanulate becoming low domal; up to 30 mm diameter; surface breaking into radial fibres away from umbo; underlying flesh off-white; edge of cap in campanulate forms with white veil remnants. Gills white, adnate with a slight notch close to attachment; gill edges distinctly frayed. Stem to 50 x 4.5 mm; white, dry, covered in fine hairs (caulicystidia) expanded at base into a distinct terminal bulb. Spore print orange-brown. Spores strongly nodulose, 8.8-11.4 x 8.4-11.0 um, mean = 10.1 x 9.1 um; Qav = 1.1. Cheilocystidia abundant, slender lageniform without a shoulder and with crystal encrustation of the head; pleurocustidia fewer in number but similar.

Easily distinguished from I. pusio by its spores.

Habitat

In grass at edge of cut-leaf beech canopy by yew; 3-4 individuals


Months observed