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| location: North America |
| edibility: Inedible |
| fungus colour: Green, Violet or purple, Grey to beige |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle, Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: White, cream or yellowish |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Russula olivaceoviolascens Gillet.
Cap 2-4cm across, convex when very young, soon with a central depression; a mixture of greenish violet; smooth, viscid and shining when wet; peels easily. Gills broad; cream. Stem 50-70 x 10-15mm, clavate, very fragile; white. Flesh soft; white. Odor fruity. Taste hot. Spores ellipsoid, 7-8 x 5-6µ; warts up to 0.5µ high, reticulum almost complete. Deposit cream (B-C). Habitat in marshy places. Rare. Found in northwestern North America. Season September. Edibility not known |
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