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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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

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  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
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Russula decolorans
 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