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some sort of Russula species with purple brown cap about 2 inches diameter, depressed at the center, white broadly spaced gills, brittle flesh, stem white 3/8 to 1/2 in thick.
alone on the ground in mixed woods (note the pine needles in the photo).
Spotted on Aug 24, 2010
Submitted on Oct 7, 2010
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looks like Russula variata - multicolored cap....gills should be regularly forked about halfway between cap edge and stipe