Lactarius indigo var. diminutivus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
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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
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Location
Costa Rica. Alajuela. Guarco, Palo Verde, 4.±5 km E of km 31 of Interamerican Highway near town of Palo Verde.
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Habitat
Monrtane forest. Quercus oocarpa & Quercus sp. Gregarious. On soil.
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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.
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Specimen Notes
Duplicate in USJ
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 237222
Occurrence ID: 4df8bb8a-8244-432f-bd09-0e97ab0f1647
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Kingdom
Fungi
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Division
Basidiomycota
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Family
Russulaceae
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All Determinations
Lactarius indigo var. diminutivus Hesler & A.H.Sm. det R. E. Halling
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Region
Central America
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Country
Costa Rica
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State/Province
Alajuela
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Locality
Guarco, Palo Verde, 4.±5 km E of km 31 of Interamerican Highway near town of Palo Verde
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Elevation
Alt. 1600 m. (5249 ft.)
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Coordinates
9.7761, -83.945
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Distribution
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Lactarius indigo var. diminutivus Hesler & A.H.Sm.