Hygrophorus unguinosus (Fr.) Fr.

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Hygrophorus ? unguinosus (Fr.) Fr.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7466 with Tulloss, Shanks, Petersen, 23 Jun 1995

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Villa Mills. Finca alejandrina, along Interamerican Highway at km 95 near Hotel La Georgina.

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest. Quercus costaricensis. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 1.5-4 cm broad, convex to plano-convex with a low umbo, glutinous, dark brown on disc with dark brown fibrils radiating toward margin on a paler brown ground color. Flesh white, up to 3 mm thick, white, unchanging, with mild odor and taste. Lamellae adnate to arcuate, close to subdistant, white, unchanging, thick and broad, with even edges. Stipe 6-10 cm long, 4-9 mm broad, equal, white streaked with gray gluten, white and finely squamulose above glutinous annular zone, with fibrous white interior. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 796088

    Occurrence ID: 800c1af8-fe79-4266-a7a6-02137aff5e6d

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Villa Mills. Finca alejandrina, along Interamerican Highway at km 95 near Hotel La Georgina

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3000 m. (9843 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5619, -83.7394

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