Lactarius rimosellus Peck

  • Filed As

    Russulaceae
    Lactarius rimosellus Peck

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7376, 17 Oct 1994

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). Jardin. 3.5 km W of Interamerican Highway at El Empalme.

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest. Quercus copeyensis, Q. seemanii. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 2-7.5 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, usually depressed on the disc, moist and hygrophanous or dry, not velutinous but ±turf-like under a lens, agate brown to reddish brown (7-8E8), with even margin at first, soon sulcate and somewhat scalloped. Flesh reddish brown, unchanging, with watery white latex, up to 2-3 mm thick, with pungent odor ±like fragilis and mild taste. Lamellae decurrent, subdistant, pale pinkish flesh color when young, deep pinkish flesh color with age, with even edges, unchanging when cut. Stipe 4-6 cm long, 4-8 mm thick, ±equal, strict or curved, dry, finely silky fibrillose (lens), otherwise appearing glabrous, with interior becoming hollow. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 34808

    Occurrence ID: 3ccbcdd7-f717-4b2f-8067-6ab5f550ce0c

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • County/Municipio

    Dota (Canton)

  • City/Township

    Jardin

  • Locality

    3.5 km W of Interamerican Highway at El Empalme.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2220 m. (7283 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.7144, -83.9744

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