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Family
Russulaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Lactarius
Species
rubrilacteus
Species Author
Hesler & A.H. Sm.
Date
20/10/2024
Morphological Description
Collector
Michelle Ho
Number
mh2024oct19.1
Cap shape when mature
3 convex to plane
Cap shape in center
3 depressed
Cap shape from above
1 circular-even if wavy
color of top surface
8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap color with age
Cap stain color
Cap width
12
Cap surface texture
3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness
2 sticky or slimy when dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
8 tan - light brown
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section
3 incurved
Cap margin surface
1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
2 hollow
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
8 tan - light brown
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
8 tan - light brown
Stipe secondary color
1 white
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width
55
Stipe length
14
Gill attachment
3 decurrent
Gill collarium
No
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Hymenium color when mature
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
No
Gills deliquescent
No
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
No
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
No
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
1 anise, fruity, sweet
Spore print color
3 pale yellow or cream
Latex color
7 red
Latex stain color
7 red
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
15 black or dark gray
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
Aculeata
Spore length
7.48
Spore width
6.38
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
Pleuromacrocystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Tan brown cap, rigid tan brown stem with chalky white patches, cream coloured gills and spores, bruises turquoise blue, turns dark blue with Melzer's reagent
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