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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. decolorans
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| Binomial name | |
| Russula decolorans Fr., 1838
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Description
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Thiers, Harry D.; Arora, David (September 1980). "Mushrooms Demystified". Mycologia. 72 (5): 1054. doi:10.2307/3759750. ISSN 0027-5514.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ 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
edit- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
External links
editRussula 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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