Filed As:

Gasteroid agarics
Rhizopogon succosus var. mexicanus (Hosford & Trappe) S.L.Miller

All Determinations:

Rhizopogon succosus var. mexicanus (Hosford & Trappe) S.L.Miller det. J. M. Trappe, 17 Dec 2004

Location:

Belize. Cayo. Mountain Pine Ridge: 5 Sisters Lodge, Nature Trail. Alt. 335 m. (1099 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 8523 with Baroni, Lodge, Cifuentes, 05 Oct 2003

Description:

hypogeous/gregarious. 1-2.5 cm broad, globose to ellipsoid to pyriform in shape, dry, bright sulphur yellow to cadmium yellow, staining bright orange to red, with some few superficial rhizomorphs, but with a weft of bright yellow basal mycelium at attachment point. Peridium white to pale yellow and thin when viewed as exposed/cut, bright orange then deep purple with NH4 on yellow peridium. Interior pale olive to dark olive, with gel filled chambers. See 8507. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

Habitat:

Pinus caribaea with Quercus nearby. on sandy soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: DNA prep, digital image

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00815424
GUID: 850c5a17-f609-49c0-bb2d-497723fe104d

Map:

Coordinates: (17.0372, -88.9783)

Distribution:

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