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Family
Russulaceae
Accession Number
F16577
Genus
Russula
Species
cf. xerampelina
Species Author
Schaeff
Date
25/10/2008
Morphological Description
Collector
Nancy Shangguan
Number
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
7 red
Secondary color top surface
9 brown- use when other browns do not fit
Cap color with age
7 red
Cap stain color
Cap width
12.5
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
3 sticky or slimy when wet
Cap has concentric zones of color
Yes
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
4 brittle or crumbly
Cap cross section
5 straight
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
2 clavate
Stipe core
3 pithy
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
1 soft-spongy, including gelatinous
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
2 irregular tear
Stipe flesh color
2 light gray
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
1 white
Stipe secondary color
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
30
Stipe length
12
Gill attachment
1 adnate
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
No
Hymenium color when young
Hymenium color when mature
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Yes
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
No
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
6 none
Volva color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Habit
1 solitary or scattered
Taste
3 mild/none
Smell
4 unpleasant
Spore print color
3 pale yellow or cream
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
2 rough
Spore length
11
Spore width
7
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
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