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MUOB 238746
Russula sericeonitens Kauffman
Russulaceae
I. G. Safonov
MUOB 238746
2016-05-14
2016-5-14
United States, New Jersey, Burlington, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
39.8972  -74.5514
Original observation #238746 (Mushroom Observer)
> A gregarious group of 15-17 fruiting bodies (one cluster of 5 fbs with overlapping caps!) growing in moss under pitch pines at the intersection of Coopers Rd and Norlemon Rd > The largest & oldest sporocarp had a cap of ~8 cm; younger mature sporocaps had ~5 cm caps > The beautifully-colored deep red-violet cuticle peeled >3/4, almost to the center > Gills white, crowded; some forking near the base and occasional forking elsewhere; lamellulae absent > Spore print white > Odor nil > Taste mild > Old 10% FeSO4 on stipe surface = negative > Old 1.7% Guaiac Tincture on stipe surface = bluish-green in 5-10 sec. > Keyed out to R. sericeonitens in Kibby/Fatto and Kibby's online key at Russula News
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