Beeswax RussulaRussula earlei Peck

Taxon ID: 13344

Summary

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei) is a species in the genus Russula.

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MBP has 11 records from Howard County.

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Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015).

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Richard Orr View Record

Beeswax Russula (old caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012).

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Joanne Solem

Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Beeswax Russula (fruiting bodies showing gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012).

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Joanne Solem

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Spores of Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Joanne Solem View Record

Spores collected from a Beeswax Russula specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). Nearly round, roughened; measured 4.6-5.7 X 4.1-5.0 microns.

Beeswax Russula (Russula earlei Peck) Media by Robert Solem

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Status

Found scattered on ground in deciduous or mixed forests.

Description

Cap: Pale to dark yellow; waxy; viscid when wet; lumpy; convex to depressed in age; fleshwhite to pale yellow. Gills: White becoming yellow in age; waxy; widely spaced; bruise pale reddish-brown. Stalk: White or pale yellow; dry; surface roughened; equal or expanded at apex. Does not look (or feel)like a typical Russula (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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