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Russula

Russula sp.

Description:

Beautiful, small, red Russula. Species ID would be appreciated.

1 Species ID Suggestions

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago
The Sickener
Russula emetica


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10 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Carolyn!

CarolynP
CarolynP 11 years ago

Beautiful

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Megs! Many Russulas are edible, but the others that are not can get you very sick.

Megs18
Megs18 11 years ago

Pretty! Is it poisonous?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Argy!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Like painted with lipstick! Nice.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Matthew. Unfortunately it is quite far away! :) I'l change the name to Russula though!

MatthewPratt
MatthewPratt 11 years ago

I cannot tell you on this one, there are many red russulas, i will need a picture of the gill style.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Melissa!

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 11 years ago

This is a neat looking mushroom!

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

Portland, Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012

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