Lactarius Pers.

  • Filed As

    Russulaceae
    Lactarius

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8324 with Horak; Castellano; Dentinger, 13 Nov 2002

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit.

  • Habitat

    on soil, humus.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04273007

    Occurrence ID: 1f2bc6b1-069c-496e-92c0-c865b23ec83c

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Russulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lactarius Pers. det R. E. Halling

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3532 m. (11588 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5544, -83.755

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Costa Rica
Lactarius
R. E. Hailing 8324
-/T
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
AGARICALES OF COSTA RICA
The University of Costa Rica and The New York Botanical Garden
Lactarius
Costa Rica. San José:,. Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit.
fWunt 83°45'18MW; 3532 m. 13 Nov 2002
Vegetation: Comarostaphylis arbutoides, Vaccinium conscmguineum, Pemettya prostrata.
gregarious, on soil, humus,
leg: R. E. Hailing, no. 8324 (Hailing, Horak, Castellano, Dentinger)
det:R. E. Hailing
Pileus 2-6 cm broad, plane and depressed on the disc, dry, very finely subvelutinous, dark
brown (6F8) fading to a cinnamon brown (6E7) to light brown (6D6), eventually finely ^
areolate. Flesh thin, whitish, unchanging, with pungent spicy-like odor, somewhat unpleasant
taste, exuding a watery white latex. Lamellae subdecurrent, close and broad, light orange
(5A4) when young, dirty orange (5B6) with age, with even edges. Stipe 3-4 cm long, 4-10 m
equal or tapering downward, dry, glabrous, cinnamon brown to brown with white basal
mycelium; interior white, hollow. Material in CTAB+PVP.
04273007