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Bloody brittlegill

Russula sanguinea

Genus Russula. Family Russulaceae. Order Russulales.

Bloody brittlegill — Photographs 1
Bloody brittlegill.
Photo: Luridiformis at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Description

Russula sanguinea, the bloody brittlegill, is a species of brittlegill. The cap is bright blood-red and the stem is often flushed pink; the flesh tastes acrid. It grows with pines. Translated from the Russian-language Wikipedia.

Traits

Edibility
Inedible

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Photographs

Bloody brittlegill — Photographs 2
Bloody brittlegill. Mycological illustration.
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Source: Wikipedia (Russian)