Lactarius tawai McNabb

  • Filed As

    Russulaceae
    Lactarius tawai McNabb

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 6842, 22 Feb 1992

  • Location

    New Zealand. Taupo. Tongariro National Park, south part of park on road to ski lifts.

  • Habitat

    Under Nothofagus fusca.

  • Description

    Pileus 3.5-8 cm, depressed, zonate, brown, viscid, with incurved margin. Flesh ochraceous, with white latex staining lamellae glaucous. Slowly with faint acrid on tongue tip acrid in throat. Lamellae pinkish buff, sub decurrent, with even edges. Stipe 2-4 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, white at first with brown scrobiculate pits, viscid soon dry, with white zone at apex, interior becoming hollow. With spore print. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    kodachrome

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 136388

    Occurrence ID: 84005b66-b8cf-4316-82bf-458c4b9c639d

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Russulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lactarius tawai McNabb det R. E. Halling

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    New Zealand

  • Locality

    Taupo. Tongariro National Park, south part of park on road to ski lifts

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 800 m. (1969 - 2625 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -39.375, 175.442

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