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Family
Boletaceae
Accession Number
Genus
Xerocomellus
Species
zelleri
Species Author
(Murrill) Klofac
Date
03/01/2021
Morphological Description
Collector
Mark Wen
Number
MWOCT2021
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
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Secondary color top surface
11 dark brown
Cap color with age
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Cap stain color
Cap width
65
Cap surface texture
3 rough, wrinkled, cracked, warts
Cap stickiness
1 dry
Cap has concentric zones of color
No
Cap stalk easily part
Yes
Cap hygrophanous
No
Cap flesh color
3 pale yellow or cream
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
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
3 fibrous-tears easier in one direction
Stipe flesh color
3 pale yellow or cream
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color
10 rust brown (reddish brown)
Stipe secondary color
7 red
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
8 fibrilose
Stipe width
15
Stipe length
70
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young
3 pale yellow or cream
Hymenium color when mature
4 yellow/gold
Hymenium stain color
4 yellow/gold
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
Partial veil type
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit
1 solitary or scattered
Taste
3 mild/none
Smell
2 mild/none
Spore print color
4 yellow/gold
Latex color
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape
3 elliptical
Spore ornamentation
Spore length
13.5
Spore width
4.75
phylum
Basidiomycota
material collected
pored mushroom
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
none
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
Individual mushroom growing on soil next to a few dead trees, underneath some cover in damp and dark places
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