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

Russula integra Mushroom
Ref No: 8181
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Russula integra2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8182
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Russula integra Fr. Cap 6-15cm across, soon flattened-depressed; firm, fleshy; reddish brown to dull brown; smooth. Gills moderately spaced, broad; deep yellow. Stem 40-60 x 15-25mm, equal, firm; white or slightly yellowish at base. Flesh white. Odor pleasant. Taste mild. Spores broadly ovoid, 8-8.5 x 7µ; warts up to 1µ high, with almost no connectives. Deposit deep ochre (G). Habitat under beech and oak. Not common. Found in Europe and western and eastern North America. Season August-October. Edible - good. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous)

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