Russula decolorans

Russula decolorans, commonly known as the graying russula,[1] is an edible Russula mushroom found in groups in coniferous forests.

Russula decolorans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species:
R. decolorans
Binomial name
Russula decolorans
Fr., 1838

Description

The cap is convex, with a depressed centre when old, often brick-red and slippery when young. The cap grows up to 10 cm. The flesh is white and turns grey when old. It has a mild taste. The spores are pale ochre.

Uses

The edible mushroom[2] is commonly harvested for food in Finland.[3] However, it is not recommended to eat it, as it has several lookalikes with unknown edibility.[1]

See also

References

  1. Thiers, Harry D.; Arora, David (September 1980). "Mushrooms Demystified". Mycologia. 72 (5): 1054. doi:10.2307/3759750. ISSN 0027-5514.
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  3. Ohenoja, Esteri; Koistinen, Riitta (1984). "Fruit body production of larger fungi in Finland. 2: Edible fungi in northern Finland 1976—1978". Annales Botanici Fennici. 21 (4): 357–66. JSTOR 23726151.

Further reading

  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
Russula decolorans
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or depressed
Hymenium is adnate or adnexed
Stipe is bare
Spore print is yellow
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible but not recommended


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