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Family
Russulaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Russula
Species
mordax
Species Author
Burl.
Date
20/10/2018
Morphological Description
Pink-yellow cap, gilled mushroom with white-yellow gills and white stem. Small- to medium-sized mushroom.
Collector
Alex Malecek
Number
MM-02
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
6 pink or salmon
Secondary color top surface
3 pale yellow or cream
Cap color with age
6 pink or salmon
Cap stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Cap width
90.8
Cap surface texture
2 smooth
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
Yes
Cap stalk easily part
Yes
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
1 white
Cap flesh stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
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
1 upturned
Cap margin surface
2 smooth
Cap edge
1 smooth
Stipe shape
3 equal
Stipe core
1 solid
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
4 brittle or crumbly
Stipe flesh color
1 white
Stipe flesh stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe primary color
1 white
Stipe secondary color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Stipe surface texture
10 smooth
Stipe width
15.8
Stipe length
65.8
Gill attachment
1 adnate
Gill collarium
No
Gill sawtooth edge
No
Hymenium color when young
1 white
Hymenium color when mature
1 white
Hymenium stain color
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Gills break from cap
Yes
Gills deliquescent
No
Gills mottled face
No
Gills secede from stalk
No
Gills waxy feel
No
Gills anastomosing
No
Gills forked
Yes
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
1 acrid/peppery
Smell
2 mild/none
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
17 none - no stains or not applicable
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
Isolated, dark colored warts
Spore length
10
Spore width
7.5
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
gilled mushroom
trama type
Bilateral
cap cuticle type
Cutis
clamp connections
cystidia
present
morphology summary
Notes
Scattered
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