Russula
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Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Russula
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Species in Russula:
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Russula abietina
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Russula adusta – winecork brittlegill Western
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Russula aeruginea – green brittlegill, grass-green russula, tacky green russula
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Russula albonigra – black and white russula, blackening russula, integrated russula
- Russula alutacea
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Russula americana – American russula
- Russula atropurpurea
- Russula azurea
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Russula bicolor – bicolored russula
- Russula blackfordiae
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Russula brevipes – short-stemmed russula Broad, common
- Russula brunneola
- Russula brunneoviolacea
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Russula cascadensis – Cascade russula
- Russula cessans – tardy brittlegill
- Russula chamaeleontina – small yellow russula
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Russula claroflava – yellow swamp brittlegill Cap round, bright lemon-yellow to yellow, convex to flat, slightly sticky when wet. Gills start out white and slowly turn pale ocher. the stem is white and smooth. Occasionally gills and stipe turn gray-black when bruised or become gray with age.
- Russula consobrina
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Russula crassotunicata A mostly white fungus often found growing on well rotted wood. Its cap may be somewhat creamy or yellowish and the gills and stipe often develop brownish stains. Its most distinctive characteristic is its thick, tough, rubbery cap cuticle that often can be completely peeled away from the cap flesh. The spores are white and the taster is bitter to acrid.
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Russula cremoricolor – creamy russula
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Russula crenulata Broad
- Russula cuprea
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Russula cyanoxantha – Charcoal Burner Has been referred to as \'the Chameleon\' due to its large palette of colors including dull violets, purples, and gray-greens.
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Russula decolorans – copper brittlegill, graying russula Cap is copper-orange to dull orange to reddish brown. The gills are white to pale ocher. The stipe is white and smooth and all parts discolor gray to black when handled or cut.
- Russula delica
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Russula densifolia – crowded brittlegill, reddening russula
- Russula disparilis
- Russula dissimulans – red and black russula
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Russula emetica – emetic russula, the sickener Cap is scarlet to cherry-red and the top layer peels easily. Gills are white. Stipe is white as well and smooth to finely and irregularly ridged.
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Russula farinipes
- Russula flaviceps – yellow cap russula
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Russula foetens – stinking brittlegill
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Russula fragilis – fragile brittlegill, fragile russula Small to small-medium species with very fragile flesh that becomes water-soaked very quickly. The cap color is generally a mix of watery purple, pink, and olivaceous green on a whitish to grayish background, and the cap edge is translucent-striate. The spores are white, the odor mild or pleasantly fruity, and the taste very acrid. It occurs singly or in small groups, often on or near well rotted wood. Broad
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Russula fragrantissima
- Russula gracilis
- Russula granulata
- Russula grisea – grey russula
- Russula heterophylla – greasy green brittlegill
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Russula laurocerasi – almond-scented russula One of the larger russulas. It has a viscid yellowish brown cap with a grooved margin, whitish to brown-stained stipe, and strong, but generally pleasant, odor of almond extract or maraschino cherries. The spores are cream to pale yellow and the taste is very acrid. Western
- Russula lilacea – lilac brittlegill
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Russula lutea
- Russula mariae
- Russula maxima
- Russula modesta
- Russula mordax
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Russula murrillii
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Russula nigricans – blackening brittlegill, blackening russula a large, hard mushroom, with brownish or blackish brown cap and flesh that turns red when bruised; it blackens almost completely in age. The spores are white and the taste is mild to slightly acrid. Broad Widespread in Northern Hemisphere
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Russula occidentalis – western russula It is a medium-sized or larger mushroom, with a variably colored cap---usually it is purplish with a yellow-green center, but it can appear in many shades of purplish, olive-green, and browns, usually in mixtures. The gills are cream to pale yellowish and the stipe is white and often turns grayish in age or when handled, sometimes with a reddish phase. The flesh is white and turns reddish to grayish to black when exposed. The spores are cream-colored. Broad, common
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Russula olivacea – olive brittlegill, rainbow Russula, tan-colored Russula
- Russula parazurea – powdery brittlegill, blue Russula
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Russula pectinata
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Russula pelargonia – Pelargonium brittlegill
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Russula phoenecia
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Russula placita – pleasing Russula
- Russula praetenuis
- Russula puellaris
- Russula queletii
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Russula sanguinaria – bloody brittlegill, rosy Russula
- Russula silvicola
- Russula smithii
- Russula sphagnophila
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Russula stuntzii Coastal Pacific Coast, from British Columbia to California
- Russula torulosa
- Russula turci
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Russula versicolor
- Russula veternosa
- Russula violacea
- Russula viridofusca
- Russula viscida
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Russula xerampelina – crab brittlegill, shrimp mushroom, shrimp Russula Broad
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Russula in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Russula photos
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