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

Russula redolens Mushroom
Ref No: 8254
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Blue, Green, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh granular or brittle, Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Russula redolens Burlingham.
Cap 2.5-8cm across, flattened to depressed; deep bluish green, gray-green often with a whitish bloom at margin; viscid when wet; cuticle peels halfway or more. Gills crowded, forking near stem; pale yellow. Stem 30-80 x 10-l5mm; white; dry, dull. Flesh white, sometimes slightly graying. Odor strong when old of parsley or celery. Taste mild to unpleasant (not hot). Spores ellipsoid, 6-8 x 4.5-6µ; warts up to 1 W high, isolated. Deposit pale cream (B). Habitat under broadleaved and conifer trees. Rather uncommon. Apparently widespread in eastern North America. Season August-September. Edibility not known.

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