Russula sp-NE02
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Description
Russula sp-NE02 is a temporary name for a yet to be described Brittlegill species recorded from Indian Cave State Park in eastern Nebraska. This mushroom was observed growing from compacted soil covered in moss in an open mixed oak woodland.
Observations
June 14th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park

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Growing from compacted soil covered in moss in open mixed oak woodland near Northern Red Oak, Eastern Red Cedar, Black Oak, Roughleaf Dogwood, and distant Chinkapin Oak trees. 3cm tall and 6cm wide.
- Cap and hymenophore fairly flexible for a Russula species.
- Gills appear almost waxy.
- Trama gritty, cellular, apple-like.
- Taste: Slowly acrid.
- KOH slowly turning light orange on trama near the cap margin.
GTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTACAATGGGGGTACCAAGGCTGTCGCTGACTTTTGTCGTGCACGCCCGAGTGCTCTCACATACAAAATATCCATCTCACCCCTTTGTGCATCACCGCGTGGGTCCCCCTTCCTCGGAGGGGGTGCTCACGTTTTTAACATTAAACACCCATTCGAACGTAGTGTAGAATGTTCTTTGTGCGATCACGCACGATCAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGCATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAACATCCTCAACCTGCTTGGTTTTATCAAACCAAAAGTAGGCTTGGAATTTGGAGGTTTTCTGCTGGCCTCCTCCGAAGCCAGCTCCTCTTAAATGTATCAGTGGGATCCGCTTTGCTAGATCCTCGACGTTGATAAGATGTTTCTACGTCTTGGGTTTCGCTCGGGAAGGAACCTGCTTCTAACCGTCCCATCAGGGACAATGTTCGAGCCGATCGCCCTTCACGGGGTGGGAAGCTTTCGACCCGTGAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTView MycoMap DNA Results
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Created April 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM and last updated April 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM