Compact Russula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Compact Russula (gills showing staining) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009).
Photo by
Joanne Solem
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Compact Russula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
Compact Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Compact Russula specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). Ellipsoid with blunt conic warts up to 1.2 microns; measured 8.4-9.1 X 6.0-7.3 microns.
Photo by
Robert Solem
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17 Records
Status
Found solitary or in groups on ground in hardwood forests.
Description
Cap: White/cream to cinnamon-brown; dry, sticky when wet; convex to nearly flat, funnel-shaped in age; flesh white, brittle initially becoming spongy with yellowish tones in age; odor fishy/unpleasant. Gills: White, stain reddish-brown; close to subdistant; often forked near stalk. Stalk: White, stains reddish-brown; dry; smooth; cylindrical but flared near top; hollow in age (J. Solem, pers. comm.).
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Compact Russula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Media by
Anne Looker.
Compact Russula (gills showing staining) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009).
Media by
Joanne Solem.
Compact Russula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Jo Solem.
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Media by
Anne Looker.
Compact Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Media by
Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a Compact Russula specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2009). Ellipsoid with blunt conic warts up to 1.2 microns; measured 8.4-9.1 X 6.0-7.3 microns.
Media by
Robert Solem.