Russula turci

Russula turci is a common, edible, Russula mushroom,[1] found under pines and spruces, on sandy soil and clay.

Russula turci
Russula turci
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Subclass:
Agaricomycetidae
Order:
Russulales
Family:
Russulaceae
Genus:
Russula
Species:
R. turci
Binomial name
Russula turci
Bres. 1882

Description

The cap is flat when young, matures to be somewhat funnel shaped, dark amethyst-violet to brownish pink. The margin is paler and noticeably matt. The cap grows up to 8 cm in diameter. The gills are cream to light ochre, rather crowded and connected at the base by cross veins. The spores are ochre. The stem is white and evenly thick. The flesh is white, and the base of the stem has a distinct smell of iodine.

Similar species

The rare Russula azurea also has a purple cap and grows beneath spruces. Russula amethystina can hardly be distinguished from this mushroom, its blue to reddish-violet cap occasionally has pale patches and also a smell of iodine in the stem base. It can be found in coniferous mountain forests, mostly under silver fir.

See also

References
  1. Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

Sources
  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.

Russula turci in Index Fungorum
Russula turci in MycoBank.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.