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Russula albonigra.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Russule blanc-noir, Schwarzweisser Täubling, Színváltó galambgomba
Russula albonigra Mushroom
Ref No: 8102
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Ref No: 8103
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Brown, Black or blackish
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged, Flesh granular or brittle, Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Russula albonigra (Krombh.) Fr. syn. R. anthracina Romagn. Schwarzweisser Täubling, Színváltó galambgomba, Russule blanc-noir. Cap 7–12cm across, flattened convex, later with a depression or saucer shaped, dirty white, very soon blackish brown to black, firm, slightly sticky, soon dry, somewhat thin-fleshed, three-quarters peeling; margin inrolled. Stem 30–60 x 15–30mm, concolorous with cap. Flesh white, blackening on exposure to air, or on bruising. Taste mild to slightly hot, slightly bitter. Gills slightly decurrent, narrow, arc-shaped, somewhat closely spaced, interspersed with numerous shorter ones, whitish to buff. All parts blacken on bruising or with age. Spore print white (A). Spores ovoid-elliptic, with small warts up to 0.4μ high, joined by fine lines to form a fairly well-developed network, 7–9 x 7–8μ. Cap surface of prostrate hyphae, 2–6μ wide; cystidia absent. Habitat under conifers and broad-leaved trees. Season summer to autumn. Occasional. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.

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Wallace Vickers Kaufman (United States) - 29 September 2013

This is a durable mushroom but slowly blackens and decays into black "cowpies".
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Wallace Vickers Kaufman (United States) - 29 September 2013

Late July in hemlock-fir second growth about 4 miles east of Newport. A very prolific fruiting at the end of a month of entirely dry weather. Fruiting continued for almost 4 weeks.
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