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Russula crustosa Peck, 1887
Russulaceae

Russula crustosa Peck, 1887

Russula crustosa Peck, 1887

Russula crustosa is an edible mycorrhizal mushroom found in North America and Asia, associated with broadleaf trees.

Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.

Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.

This is a detailed description of the morphology, habitat, and distribution of the mushroom Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.

Russula parvovirescens Buyck, D.Mitch. & Parrent
Russulaceae

Russula parvovirescens Buyck, D.Mitch. & Parrent

Russula parvovirescens Buyck, D.Mitch. & Parrent

Russula parvovirescens is a fungus with a green quilted cap, found growing in the eastern United States from June to September.

Russula mustelina Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula mustelina Fr.

Russula mustelina Fr.

Russula mustelina Fr. is an autumn-fruiting mushroom found across North America, Romania, and the Ivory Coast, where it is collected for food.

Russula violeipes Quél.
Russulaceae

Russula violeipes Quél.

Russula violeipes Quél.

Russula violeipes (velvet brittlegill) is an edible Russulaceae fungus found in Asia and Europe, described in 1898 by Lucien Quélet.

Russula fragrantissima Romagn.
Russulaceae

Russula fragrantissima Romagn.

Russula fragrantissima Romagn.

Russula fragrantissima is an mycorrhizal mushroom that grows under hardwoods and conifers, with distinct characteristic features.

Russula cerolens Shaffer
Russulaceae

Russula cerolens Shaffer

Russula cerolens Shaffer

Russula cerolens is a North American Pacific coastal mushroom that grows under pines and other trees, with a brownish cap and unpleasant odor.

Russula grata Britzelm.
Russulaceae

Russula grata Britzelm.

Russula grata Britzelm.

Russula grata is a cosmopolitan fungus species in the Russulaceae family.

Russula foetens Pers.
Russulaceae

Russula foetens Pers.

Russula foetens Pers.

Russula foetens Pers. is a mushroom with defined cap, gill, stem characteristics and distinctive unpleasant odors and taste.

Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.

Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.

Russula cyanoxantha is an edible mycorrhizal mushroom with flexible greasy gills, found mostly in European temperate forests.

Russula heterophylla (Fr.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula heterophylla (Fr.) Fr.

Russula heterophylla (Fr.) Fr.

Russula heterophylla is an ectomycorrhizal fungus found in Europe, fruiting summer to early autumn with broad-leaved trees.

Russula vesca Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula vesca Fr.

Russula vesca Fr.

Russula vesca Fr. is a mushroom with distinct physical traits that grows in deciduous forests of Europe and North America.

Russula aeruginea Lindblad ex Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula aeruginea Lindblad ex Fr.

Russula aeruginea Lindblad ex Fr.

Russula aeruginea is an edible widespread basidiomycete mushroom that forms ectomycorrhizal associations with trees.

Russula crassotunicata Singer
Russulaceae

Russula crassotunicata Singer

Russula crassotunicata Singer

Russula crassotunicata, the rubbery-capped russula, is a mostly white North American Russula fungus that hosts the parasite Dendrocollybia racemosa.

Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet
Russulaceae

Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet

Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet

Russula densifolia is a widely distributed toxic mushroom, sometimes sold as edible and used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Russula adusta (Pers.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula adusta (Pers.) Fr.

Russula adusta (Pers.) Fr.

Russula adusta is a large, colour-changing mushroom that grows in woodlands, and is edible after proper preparation.

Russula albonigra (Krombh.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula albonigra (Krombh.) Fr.

Russula albonigra (Krombh.) Fr.

Russula albonigra is a North American fungus that blackens with age, may be edible when thoroughly cooked but resembles a poisonous species.

Russula claroflava Grove
Russulaceae

Russula claroflava Grove

Russula claroflava Grove

Russula claroflava Grove is a medium-sized yellow-capped mushroom that grows with birch and aspen in damp habitats across Europe and North America.

Russula vinosa Lindblad
Russulaceae

Russula vinosa Lindblad

Russula vinosa Lindblad

Russula vinosa Lindblad is a mild-tasting brittle mushroom found in coniferous stands across Europe and North America.

Russula decolorans (Fr.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula decolorans (Fr.) Fr.

Russula decolorans (Fr.) Fr.

Russula decolorans is an edible mushroom found in woods, commonly harvested for food in Finland.

Russula integra (L.) Fr.
Russulaceae

Russula integra (L.) Fr.

Russula integra (L.) Fr.

This is a description of the fungus Russula integra, covering its physical traits, habitat, and distribution.

Russula versicolor Jul.Schäff.
Russulaceae

Russula versicolor Jul.Schäff.

Russula versicolor Jul.Schäff.

Russula versicolor is a varied-cap mushroom found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest under planted birches.

Lactarius rufulus Peck
Russulaceae

Lactarius rufulus Peck

Lactarius rufulus Peck

Lactarius rufulus is an uncommon edible mycorrhizal mushroom found in the southwestern US and Mexico.

Lactarius pallescens Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Russulaceae

Lactarius pallescens Hesler & A.H.Sm.

Lactarius pallescens Hesler & A.H.Sm.

Lactarius pallescens, the pallid purple-staining milk cap, is a violet-staining milk-cap mushroom found in western North American conifer forests.

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