Russula sp-IN1
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Description
Russula sp-IN1 is a mycorrhizal mushroom that can be found in woodland settings in the summer. It has been reported growing in proximity to Northern Red Oak, Bur Oak, Chinkapin Oak, and Elm trees. It has a red cap that is viscid (slimy) when wet. The fruiting body may have a phenolic or chemical-like smell when fresh. The cap leather can be easily pulled from the margin to about 1/3 to the center without ripping. The gills white, attached to the stem, and spaced sub-distant.
Observations
June 14th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
117
Growing scattered from moss-covered compacted soil (trail) in open mixed oak woodland near Northern Red Oak, Bur Oak, Chinkapin Oak, and Elm trees.
3-3.5cm tall with a cap width of 2cm.
- Smell reminiscent of phenolic chemicals or chlorine.
- Taste mild and indistinct.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTACAACCGAGGTGCGAGGGCTGTCGCTGACCCCTTTGAAAGGTCGTGCACGCCCGAGCGCTCTCATCCCAATCCATCTCACCCCTTTGTGCATCACCGCGTGGGTCCGCCTTTGCGGGAGGGCCCACGTTTTCACATAAAACATGATACACAGTCTAGAATGTTTATTTTTGCGGTAACACGCAATCAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGCATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAAATTCTCAAAATCCTTTTCTTTGACCGGAATAGGACTTTTGGACTTGGAGGTTCAATGCTCGCTTTTGCCTTTGAAAGCGAGCTCCTCTCAAATGAATTAGTGGGGTCCGCTTTGCTGATCCTTGACGTGATAAGATGTTTCTACGTTTTGGATTTGGCACTGTTTTCTCCGCTCCCAACTGTCTCATGGACAGCGATGGTGCTCCGGTCGCCGCGTCTATGGCGGGAGGCTGGACCCACAAAAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
July 6th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#161
Growing scattered in mixed oak/hickory woodland. 4 collected.
Cap viscid from recent rain. Cap red-brown in the center, lightening towards margin. Gills discoloring brown where handled. Stipe bruising brown as well. Pileipellis pulling easily from margin to apex 1/3rd up the stipe.
Smell not distinctive. Taste not distinctive.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTACAACCGAGGTGCGAGGGCTGTCGCTGACCCCTTTGAAAGGTCGTGCACGCCCGAGCGCTCTCATCCCAATCCATCTCACCCCTTTGTGCATCACCGCGTGGGTCCGCCTTTGCGGGAGGGCCCACGTTTTCACATAAAACATGATACAGTCTAGAATGTTTATTTTTGCGGTAACACGCAATCAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGCATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAAATTCTCAAAATCCTTTTCTTTGACCGGAATAGGACTTTTGGACTTGGAGGTTCAATGCTCGCTTTTGCCTTTGAAAGCGAGCTCCTCTCAAATGAATTAGTGGGGTCCGCTTTGCTGATCCTTGACGTGATAAGATGTTTCTACGTTTTGGATTTGGCACTGTTTTCTCCGCTCCCAACTGTCTCATGGACAGCGATGGTGCTCCGGTCGCCGCGTCTATGGCGGGAGGCTGGACCCACAAAAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
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