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Family
Russulaceae
Accession Number
F19691
Genus
Russula
Species
cascadensis
Species Author
Schaffer
Date
24/10/2009
Morphological Description
Collector
Chelaine Fan
Number
cf07
Cap shape when mature
2 funnel
Cap shape in center
3 depressed
Cap shape from above
1 circular-even if wavy
color of top surface
1 white
Secondary color top surface
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap color with age
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap stain color
Cap width
2-6cm
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
Cap stalk easily part
No
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness
3 hard, potato-like
Flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Flesh fracture
4 brittle or crumbly
Cap cross section
3 incurved
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
1 solid
Stipe position
1 central
Stipe flesh hardness
3 hard, potato-like
Stipe flesh toughness
2 easy to break or tear, but not fragile
Stipe flesh fracture
4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color
1 white
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
1 white
Stipe secondary color
3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
0.7-1.7
Stipe length
1-2cm
Gill attachment
1 adnate
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
No
Hymenium color when young
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
No
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
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
3 compact clumps
Taste
1 acrid/peppery
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
1 white
Latex color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
8 tan - light brown
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
2 rough
Spore length
6.4
Spore width
4.8
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
50X6.25microns
morphology summary
Notes
Very similar to Russula brevipes, but entire specimen is smaller.
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