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Bell Museum fungi
Catalog (Accession) #: 971913
Occurrence ID (GUID): 8a6463b5-7cb2-4b20-9d7f-b2d22a1397ee
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1396481
Taxon: Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet
Family: Russulaceae
Determiner: Anna Gerenday (1991-Mar-24)
Collector: Gerenday, Anna   AG 515   
Date: 1990-07-20
Verbatim Date: 20 Jul 1990
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Washington, Afton State Park accessed from County Road 21 where Trout Brook enters the park; on the east side of the valley near Afton Alps where the trail goes uphill towards the bluff.
Habitat: deciduous woodland with mature oaks;
Substrate: in a group on the ground on grassy edge of trail;
Associated Species: Quercus macrocarpus, Populus and Betula
Description: Pileus infundibuliform, 95-130 mm broad, creamy white, bruising pinkish or very light salmon, then brown to black; cuticle peels to about 1/4 of radius; Lamellae decurrent, very narrow, crowded, intervenose, lamellulae present, bruising pinkish or very light salmon, then brown to black; Stipe 50-60 mm long, 25-30mm at apex, equal or tapering downward, white, bruising pinkish, then brown to black; Taste at first mild, slowly becoming hot, odor slightly fruity; Chemical tests: ferrous sulfate green, Guaiac deep blue; Fruiting in a clutster of 4-5. Spores: N=21(6-)6.5-8(-8.2) x 5.5-6.5(-7), AVG=7.44-6.07, Q=(1.08-)1.09-1.33, E=1.22, warts 0.2-0.7 microns, isolated or connected in 2's and 3's; cap cuticle appears gelatinized as revived from dried specimen; Thickness of cuticle approaches 200 microns.
Dynamic Properties: Phylum: BASIDIOMYCOTA, Photo: N, Spore Print: Y, DNA: N, Seq: N;
Specimen Images
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 8a6463b5-7cb2-4b20-9d7f-b2d22a1397ee
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: collections manager Timothy Whitfeld (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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