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Russula farinipes.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Korpástönkű galambgomba, Mehlstiel-täubling, Russule ŕ pied farineux
Russula farinipes 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8158
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Russula farinipes Mushroom
Ref No: 8159
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Russula farinipes Romell apud Britz. Mehlstiel-täubling, Korpástönkű galambgomba, Russule ŕ pied farineux. Cap 3–6cm across, convex, later often with a marked depression, yellowish to ochre-straw, thinnish but somewhat tough and elastic, hardly peeling; margin furrowed and slightly warty-lumpy. Stem 30–60 x 10–15mm, white or straw, hard, surface powdery towards the top. Flesh white, yellowish below cap cuticle. Taste very hot, smell fruity. Gills slightly decurrent, pale straw, rather narrow, often rather widely spaced. Spore print whitish (A). Spores ovoid with warts up to 0.7µ high, no lines, 6–8 x 5–7µ. Cap cystidia abundant, spindle-shaped, up to 5–9µ wide, reacting to SV. Habitat under broad-leaved trees. Season late summer to early autumn. Frequent. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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