Zelleromyces

  • Filed As

    Gasteroid agarics
    Zelleromyces

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 9586 with N. Fechner, T. Baroni, 02 Jun 2011

  • Location

    Australia. Queensland. Springbrook National Park, Appletree Park.

  • Habitat

    Eucalyptus, Syncarpia, Allocasuarina. hypogeous/gregarious. soil.

  • Description

    Gasterocarps 5-20 mm broad, globose to subglobose to flattened to irregularly lobed, with a soft white canescence, soon easily removed with handling, and then becoming light caramel. Gleba loculose with empty chambers, light caramel to caramel colored, exuding a watery white latex, slowly rufescent, faint sterile tissue emanating from an obscure sterile attachment point. Odor pungent not idiosyncratic, taste, slowly and slightly unpleasant.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2072311

    Occurrence ID: 49a69bce-065c-4af5-86ef-bdbe7b1dffd5

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Russulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zelleromyces det R. E. Halling

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Queensland

  • Locality

    Springbrook National Park, Appletree Park

  • Elevation

    Alt. 547 m. (1795 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -28.1644, 153.26

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MACROFUNGI OF AUSTRALIA
The Queensland Herbarium and The New York Botanical Garden
Zelleromyces orangestain
Australia. Queensland:,. Springbrook National Park, Appletree Park
28o09'52"S, 153°15'37"E; 547 m. 6/2/2011
Vegetation:	Eucalyptus,	Syncarpia,	Allocasuarina;	hypogeous/gregarious,	on	soil.
leg: R. E. Hailing, no. 9586 (N. Fechner, T. Baroni)	u
det: R. M* Hailing
Gasterocarps 5-20 mm broad, globose to subglobose to flattened to irregularly lobed, with a soft white
canescence, soon easily removed with handling, and then becoming light caramel. Gleba loculose with
empty chambers; light caramel to caramel colored, exuding a watery white latex, slowly rufescent, faint
sterile tissue emanating from an obscure sterile attachment point. Odor pungent not idiosyncratic, taste,
slowly and slightly unpleasant.
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