Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr.

Filed As

Russulaceae
Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr.

Collector(s)

W. G. Cibula 873, 02 Sep 1979

Location

United States of America. Texas. McNeeley Estate near Turkey Creek Unit, Big Thicket Nat'l Park.

Habitat

Beneath water oak.

Description

Pileus 5-9 cm broad, at first convex to a slight central depression in the center of which often is found a small, papillate umbo, becoming plane and finally, broadly and shallowly depressed. when young 10R 4/4 w a margin, 10R3/4 toward center and 10R 2/3 at center of disc; older matured, 2.5YR 6/3 at maargin, 10R 2/3 at center to 10R3/4 at center. one very young pilus close to 10R 2.5/2.5 overall; all pileus are minutely pruinose, minutely cercumferentially corrugate near margin, some also minute radial corrugate pattern near center. context: plae pinkish-buff almost immediately covered by latex when broken, later greyish (5YR 6/2.5). lamellae, close, moderately thin, broadly adnate, cream colored (7.5YR 7/5.5 to 10YR 8/4) stains brownish where bruised; ¸4 tiers of lamellulae. latex very copious, white, very sticky, mild, slowly becoming brownish. odor when cut, somewhat strong & penetrating. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 401790

Occurrence ID: a8c055cb-a3f7-49ce-aead-4998e9502450

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