Lactarius indigo var. diminutivus Hesler & A.H.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Russulaceae
    Lactarius indigo var. diminutivus Hesler & A.H.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7769 with R. Petersen, J. Cifuentes, J. L. Mata, 28 Jun 1998

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Alajuela. Guarco, Palo Verde, 4.±5 km E of km 31 of Interamerican Highway near town of Palo Verde.

  • Habitat

    Monrtane forest. Quercus oocarpa & Quercus sp. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 3-4.5 cm broad, convex to plano-convex with a depressed disc, moist, hygrophanous, not zonate, with a slight torminose margin when young, dull blue (22D4) fading to tan, fibrillose to appressed fibrillose. Flesh light blue with indigo blue latex. Lamellae adnate to subdecurrent, crowded, narrow, dull blue at first, then tan with age, with even edges. Stipe strict or curved, dry to moist, scrobiculate, dull blue, glabrous, 2-5 cm long, 6-10 mm thick, equal to tapering downward. Inward solid becoming hollow, with blue latex. Odor and taste mild. Gregarious. With spore print. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 237222

    Occurrence ID: 4df8bb8a-8244-432f-bd09-0e97ab0f1647

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Alajuela

  • Locality

    Guarco, Palo Verde, 4.±5 km E of km 31 of Interamerican Highway near town of Palo Verde

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.7761, -83.945

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