Russula paludosa is an edible species of mushroom within the large genus Russula. It is common to Europe and North America.
| Russula paludosa | |
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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. paludosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Russula paludosa Britzelm. (1891)
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| Synonyms | |
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R. elatior Lindbl. (1901) | |
Russula paludosa | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is ochre |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Description
editThe cap is convex to depressed and is coloured a distinctive bloody red, pink, crimson or purple. Sometimes it may show a yellowish or orange tinge in the centre. It may measure between 6 and 20 cm in diameter. The flesh is white with a mild taste and without scent; it quickly becomes soft and spongy and also greyish. The crowded gills are cream coloured when young, and become yellow with age. They are adnexed and are generally thin. Their edges may sometimes occur reddish. The amyloid, elli spores measure 8–10 by 7–10 μm are warty and are covered by an incomplete mesh. The stem is white, sometimes with a pink hue, slightly clubbed. It may measure 5 to 15 cm in height and up to 3 cm in diameter.
Distribution, ecology and habitat
editR. paludosa is mycorrhizal and occurs in coniferous woodlands and in peat bogs of Europe and North America; preferably under pine trees, where it forms mycorrhizae. Locally it can be very common.
Edibility
editThe mushroom is edible[1] and is a common good in Finnish markets.[2] Yet it may easily be mistaken for Russula emetica, which is poisonous.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Pegler, David N. (1981). Pocket Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-85533-366-9.
Further reading
edit- Bon, Marcel (1987). The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-39935-X.
- Lindsey, J.K. "Russula paludosa". Ecology of Commanster.
- Garnweidner, Edmund (1994). Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. ISBN 978-0-261-67406-6.
External links
editRussula paludosa in Index Fungorum
Russula paludosa in MycoBank.
- Russula paludosa in First Nature
Media related to Russula paludosa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Russula paludosa at Wikispecies
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