Russula mairei
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Russula mairei, commonly known as the Beechwood Sickener, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula. It was named in honour of French mycologist René Maire.
[edit] Description
The cap is a red or rosy colour, 3–6 cm wide, convex to flat, or slightly depressed, and weakly sticky. Taste sharp. The gills are narrowly spaced, white, often with a faint blue-green sheen. The stipe is 2–5 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, cylindrical, white.
[edit] Distribution
Not surprisingly given the name, the Beechwood Sickener can be found growing under beech.
[edit] References
- "Danske storsvampe. Basidiesvampe" [a key to Danish basidiomycetes] J.H. Petersen and J. Vesterholt eds. Gyldendal. Viborg, Denmark, 1990. ISBN 87-01-09932-9
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