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11 Records
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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Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2015).
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Richard Orr.
Beeswax Russula (old caps) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012).
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Joanne Solem.
Beeswax Russula (fruiting bodies showing gills and stalks) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012).
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Joanne Solem.
Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores of Beeswax Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/11/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
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.
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Robert Solem.