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Russula?

Description:

Concave red caps with white spots. White stalk and underside.

Habitat:

Hardwood forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

AndreavonW
AndreavonW 10 years ago
The sickener
Russula emetica


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5 Comments

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

Sounds like a deal! :)

gobospring
gobospring 12 years ago

Haha! Maybe I'll just stick with your Russula identification!

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

Anytime! I wish you the best of luck in trying to identify to species; from what I've attempted and what I've heard and seen so far, something like this fungi you found here could be very similar to five differing species! What you'd need is a microscope, chemicals, and the like for Russulas, unless someone else has easier methods than this because I don't even bother with IDing that genus at this point.

gobospring
gobospring 12 years ago

Thanks, Ivan! I'll try to narrow it down.

Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez 12 years ago

It's definitely a kind of Russula: bright convex cap and usually white or bright stem without a ring or volva. IDing for species is beyond me, as lots of people are saying that it's ultimately difficult to figure out what some Russulas are, but maybe someone else can help you on direct species, no? :)

gobospring
Spotted by
gobospring

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Sep 27, 2011
Submitted on Oct 15, 2011

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