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

Russula silvicola Mushroom
Ref No: 8274
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location: North America
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Red or redish or pink, Orange
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Russula silvicola Shaffer.
Cap 2-8cm across, convex to flattened; bright red to pinkish red, reddish orange; smooth, dry; peeling easily. Gills close, broad; white. Stem 20-80 x 4-15mm, clavate; white. Flesh soft; white. Odor fruity. Taste very hot. Spores broadly ovoid, 6-10.7 x 5.3-9µ; warts up to 1.2µ high, partial to complete reticulum. Deposit white (A). Habitat in mixed woods, often on rotten logs. Very common. Found throughout northern and eastern North America. Season July-October. Not edible
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