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Russula

Russula persanguinea

Description:

A common, gregarious Australian fungus, mycorrhizal with eucalypts. The cap is to 90 mm, convex with a slight depression, dark red, blood red or brick red (no shades of purple or yellow), striate margin, slightly viscid when moist. Gills close, pure white with no coloured edges; spore print white. Stem is pure white, sturdy, brittle. Similar in appearance to the Northern Hemisphere poisonous fungus Russula emetica.

Notes:

Spotted on my bush walk today


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2 Comments

Paw Printz
Paw Printz a year ago

Thanks :)

sttweets
sttweets a year ago

Looks like some kind of russula.

Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.85, Long: 145.43

Spotted on Mar 28, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

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