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Family
Boletaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Xerocomellus
Species
zelleri
Species Author
(Murrill) Klofac
Date
20/10/2024
Morphological Description
Dark brown cap with lighter margin. Striated red/grey stipe. Yellow hymenophore contains pores. Mild taste and smell.
Collector
Paul English
Number
PE-03
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center
2 even or flat
Cap shape from above
1 circular-even if wavy
color of top surface
11 dark brown
Secondary color top surface
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap color with age
Cap stain color
Cap width
50
Cap surface texture
3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
3 pithy
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color
2 light gray
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
7 red
Stipe secondary color
2 light gray
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
Stipe length
Gill attachment
5 free
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
4 yellow/gold
Hymenium color when mature
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
5 none
Partial veil type
5 none
Ring location on stalk
5 none
Ring number
3 none
Ring color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
1 solitary or scattered
Taste
3 mild/none
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
Spore length
10
Spore width
3
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Young specimen
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