Powdery Brittlegill

Description:

A powdery bloom and overall greyish appearance distinguish the caps of young Powdery Brittlegills. Some have a blue-grey tinge, while others show hints of purple, but something about this brittlegill usually betrays its identity even when seen at a distance.Cap Grey and matt with a (often uniform) blue, blue-green or occasionally purple tinge and, when young and fresh, and with a powdery bloom that eventually washes off; older caps of Russula parazurea flatten out and may become slightly depressed, and the margins become often striate and sometimes slightly toothed. Caps are rarely perfectly round and are often irregularly oval, 4 to 9cm across the major diameter. The cap flesh is white .Gills Cream, turning light ochre; adnexed; crowded.

Habitat:

Usually solitary or in very small groups in mixed woodland and spruce plantations; mycorrhizal most commonly with oaks, birches and spruces.