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Russula consobrina

No common English name — the scientific name is given

Genus Russula. Family Russulaceae. Order Russulales.

Russula consobrina — Photographs 1
Russula consobrina.
Photo: Lacrus / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Description

Russula consobrina is a medium-sized brittlegill with a sooty grey to dirty dark olive cap that becomes very slimy in wet weather; the gills are whitish and the flesh is acrid. It grows in coniferous woodland, mainly with spruce. Translated from the German-language Wikipedia.

Traits

Edibility
Inedible

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Photographs

Russula consobrina — Photographs 2
Russula consobrina. Mycological illustration.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: Wikipedia (German)