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Russula emetica

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JimCornish
JimCornish 12 years ago

Russula emetica is a complex of many red-coloured species of Russula that are often difficult to distinguish apart. This complicates collecting them as edibles... one bad Russula spoils the whole pot!!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Got it, Jim - what a funny English name :)

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks for the infos, Jim. Looks like you're much into mushrooms :)
Any ideas on my other unidentified species?

JimCornish
JimCornish 12 years ago

One way to shoot the gills without destroying the mushroom is to slip a small mirror under the cap and then shoot into the mirror. Gills attachment and arrangement (close or distant) is often used in identification.
With mushrooms, appearances are always deceiving!! Sometimes to determine if it is viscous you have to touch it. It may be a tad sticky yet not appear that way at all.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks for the direction, Jim.
I tried to get a shot from the gills but that would have meant to destroy the mushroom - which I never do.
And no, the cap wasn't extraordinary slimy, viceversa, it appeared dry to me.

JimCornish
JimCornish 12 years ago

This is most likely a Russula- all of the members of this genus, some of which are not red, snap like a piece of chalk. Narrowing down to a species without seeing the gills or knowing how hot it tastes will be difficult. It seems the cap is a little slimy owning to the litter clinging to the cap.

LarsKorb
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Hohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

Spotted on Sep 15, 2011
Submitted on Sep 15, 2011

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