Russula mukteshwarica is a mushroom closely related to R. violeipes. It has a purple planoconvex cap 65–130 mm in diameter, and gills that are yellow to yellow-green.[1] The type specimen was collected from a forested region in Uttaranchand State in northern India.[2]

Russula mukteshwarica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species:
R. mukteshwarica
Binomial name
Russula mukteshwarica
K.Das, S.L.Mill., J.R.Sharma & R.P.Bhatt (2006)

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  1. ^ http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Link=T&TableKey=14682616000000063&Rec=38271&Fields=All
  2. ^ Das, K.; Miller, S.L.; Sharma, J.R.; Sharma, P.; Bhatt, R.P. (2006). "Russula in Himalaya 1: A new species of subgenus Amoenula". Mycotaxon. 94: 85–88.
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