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Russula sp.

Russula sp.

Photo by KateRoperCamp
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Field Notes

Description:

Red cap, white gills and stalk; dry to touch

Habitat:

On path into wooded area; plucked it because we walk dogs staying at our vet clinic along there

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KateRoperCamp
Thanks! I'm finding a lot of red capped mushrooms right now, but this was my first...
Jack Smith
Grate comment, I was going to write the same thing.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Nice finding Kate,it's a russula species,wich one is dificult to say,only with microscopic photos of the spores is possible to id Russulas with 100% sure.congrats and thanks for sharing

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Fungi of Louisiana

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PublishedNovember 11, 2015

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