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Nomenclature

Russula flavida Frost
Rep. (Annual) New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. [BPH] 32: 32. 1880.

≡ Russula mariae var. flavida (Frost) Singer
Bull. Trimestriel Soc. Mycol. France [BPH] 55: 344. 1939.

Original diagnosis

Russula flavida Frost MS.

Pileus fleshy, convex, slightly depressed in the center, not polished, yellow, the margin at first even, then slightly striate-tuberculate; lamellae nearly entire, venose-connected, white, then cinereous or yellowish; stem firm, solid, yellow, sometimes white at the top; spores yellow, subglobose, .00025'–.0003' in diameter; flesh white, taste mild.
Plant 2'–3' high, pileus 2'–3' broad, stem 4''–6'' thick.

Ground in woods. Sandlake. Aug.

Typification

Holotypus: f3626 (NYS)
North America: United States: New York: Sandlake
Ground in woods

Description

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