Russula rosea

Russula rosea (synonym Russula lepida), known as the rosy russula, is a north temperate, some consider it edible other inedible, commonly found mushroom of the large "brittlegill" genus Russula.

Russula rosea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Russulales
Family:
Russulaceae
Genus:
Russula
Species:
R. rosea
Binomial name
Russula rosea
Pers. (1796)

The cap is convex when young, later flat, mostly bright cinnabar to carmine red; often with yellow spots and up to 10 cm in diameter. The gills are pale straw-yellow, brittle, and occasionally with a red edge at the rim of the cap. The spores are pale-cream. The stem is usually flushed carmine, but can be pure white. The flesh is hard and bitter tasting. This mushroom is commonly found in coniferous forests or near beech trees.

Similar species

The rare Russula pseudointegra is distinguished by its hot tasting flesh. Red-stemmed forms of R.rosea could also be confused with Russula xerampelina, but the latter has softer flesh and no woody flavour.

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