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| location: North America |
| edibility: Edible |
| fungus colour: White to cream, Red or redish or pink, Violet or purple, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| flesh: Flesh granular or brittle |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Russula curtipes Møller & J. Schaeff. Cap 3-10cm across, soon flattened; often concentrically pigmented, red-brown to vinaceous red or purplish, center often paler cream; surface dull. Gills fairly close, broad; medium ochre. Stem 30-50 x 10-15mm, usually shorter than cap diameter; white. Flesh firm; white. Odor mild. Taste mild. Spores ellipsoid, 7-9.5 x 6-7.5µ; with low, blunt warts and a partial network. Deposit deep ochre (F-H). Habitat in beech woods. Found in New Jersey; possibly elsewhere but not recorded. Season July-August. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous) |
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