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Family: Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria species
Berk. & Broome

KEY ID FEATURES

• Solitary-to-abundant smallish terrestrial fruitbodies. Found in the forest or woody urban areas.
• "Waxy" fruitbody with a long, slender stipe. Often mistaken for a waxy cap.
• Unique orange-brown coloration with lighter gills. Gills can be blotched with darker hues.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Ectomycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: White

EDIBILITY: Unknown

SIMILAR SPECIES: Laccaria bicolor, Laccaria laccata

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-180-14
• LOCATION: Iditarod Trail-Girdwood
• DATE: 4-Sep-14
• NOTES: Tall stipes, white basal mycemium, in wet area under hemlock and spruce.
• SEQUENCE: 

TTAAATTTGAGCTTTTCCCGCTTCACTCGCAGTTACTAGGGGAATCCTTGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGCTTAAGTTCAGCGGGTAGTCCTACCTGATTTGAGGTCAAATTGTCAAAATTGTCCAAGTCAATGGACGGTTAGAAGCAGAACTTCATAAAACTGCTTCACACCCACGGCGTAGATAATTATCACACCAATAGATGGTCCACAAAAGTTCCACTAATGCATTTAAGGAGAGCCGACCTCAGTGATGAAGCCCGCAACCCCCACATCCAAGCCTAACCAAGCTAATAAAAGTTGGAAGGTTGAGAATTTAATGACACTCAAACAGGCATGCTCCTCGGAATACCAAGGAGCGCAAGGTGCGTTCAAAGATTCGATGATTCACTGAATTCTGCAATTCACATTACTTATCGCATTTCGCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGCGAGAGCCAAGAGATCCGTTGCTGAAAGTTGTATAATTTTATAGGAAACAAGTTCCCATTGATGACATTCTATAAACATACTTTGGTGTATATAAAAACATAGTCTTGGAAATGAAAGAAAAGCCGACTTGTACAGCACGGCGATCCTCAAATCCGAGTTTCCTCGAGAGGTATGCAAGACTACAAAATGTGCACAGGTGGAGAGATAAAGATGATGGACGAGCACATGCTTCGAAAAGCCAGCTAACAGTCACATCAG