Hydnum albidum Peck

  • Filed As

    Hydnaceae
    Hydnum albidum Peck

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8321 with E. Horak, M. Castellano, B. Dentinger, 13 Nov 2002

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit.

  • Habitat

    Páramo. Comarostaphylis arbutoides, Vaccinium consanguineum, Pernettya prostrata. Gregarious. On soil, humus.

  • Description

    Pileus 2-6 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, finely subtomentose, white to yellowish white (4A2), staining light orange when bruised, with irregular margin. Flesh white to yellowish white, staining light orange when exposed, with mild odor and taste. Hymenophore dentate, adnexed or rarely subdecurrent, white to yellowish white, staining orange. Stipe 2-5 cm long, 7-10 mm broad, equal or slightly broader below, central to ecentric to lateral, dry, white to yellowish white, staining orange, with white basal mycelium; interior solid, staining orange when exposed.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02861464

    Occurrence ID: b26f4413-7bbf-4fde-ad2c-7c3b74492340

  • GenBank

    PP414161 (ITS)

    PP419957 (TEF-1)

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3532 m. (11588 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5544, -83.755

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Hydnum albidum
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Costa Rica
Hydnum repandum
R. E. Hailing 8321
AGARICALES OF COSTA RICA
The University of Costa Rica and The New York Botanical Garden
Hydnum repandum L.
Costa Rica. San José:,. Cerro de la Muerte, south slope of summit.
9°33T6"N, 83°45T8"W; 3532 m. 13 Nov 2002
Vegetation: Comarostaphylis arbutoides, Vaccinium consanguineum, Pemettya prostrata.
gregarious, on soil, humus,
leg: R. E. Hailing, no. 8321 (Hailing, Horak, Castellano, Dentinger)
det:R E. Hailing
Pileus 2-6 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, finely subtomentose, white to yellowish
white (4A2), staining light orange when bruised, with irregular margin. Flesh white to
yellowish white, staining light orange when exposed, with mild odor and taste. Hymenophore
dentate, adnexed or rarely subdecurrent, white to yellowish white, staining orange. Stipe 2-5
cm long, 7-10 mm broad, equal or slightly broader below, central to ecentric to lateral, dry,
white to yellowish white, staining orange, with white basal mycelium; interior solid, staining
orange when exposed.
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