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| Russula queletii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. queletii |
| Binomial name | |
| Russula queletii Fr. 1872 | |
Russula queletii otherwise known as the gooseberry russula, is a common, inedible, Russula mushroom[1] found growing in groups, predominantly in spruce forest. Eating this mushroom causes abdominal pains.
Description
[edit]The cap is round or convex when young, later becoming broadly convex, flat, or depressed. It is wine-red to purplish in colour and is about 3-10 centimeters in diameter.[2] The gills are white to cream-colored and adnate, subdecurrent, or adnexed. The spore print is cream-colored.[3] The stipe is a similar color to the cap and is about 3-8 centimeters long and 0.5-1.8 centimeters wide.[4] The flesh is white.[2] The scent is fruity, but the taste is acrid.[5]
Similar species
[edit]- Russula sardonia[5]
- Russula torulosa[5]
See also
[edit]| Russula queletii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is cream |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is not recommended or unknown |
References
[edit]- ↑ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- 1 2 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 234. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ↑ Stevens, Michael Wood & Fred. "California Fungi: Russula queletii". www.mykoweb.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ↑ "Russula queletii, Fruity Brittlegill mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- 1 2 3 Trudell, Steve (October 25, 2022) [2009]. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides (Revised ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.
External links
[edit]Russula queletii in Index Fungorum.
Russula queletii in MycoBank.
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