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Russula.
Pileus flat, viscid, pellicle separable, margin striate,
sulcate, purplish, when old, mostly citrinédrab and deep-olive,
spotted; gills broad, white, not forked or only at stipe, close;
stipe white, pruinose, 5 # 1.5 cm. probably soft, spongy within;
whole plant old and much riddled by insects within; taste mild,
spores white.
Mossy bank.
Specimens collected:
Costa Rica, San Jose, Rancho Redondo, Alt. 23-2400m., Dodge &
Thomas 5032