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purple-brown russula sp.

Photo by ethan crenson
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Field Notes

Description:

some sort of Russula species with purple brown cap about 2 inches diameter, depressed at the center, white broadly spaced gills, brittle flesh, stem white 3/8 to 1/2 in thick.

Habitat:

alone on the ground in mixed woods (note the pine needles in the photo).

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
garylincoff
looks like Russula variata - multicolored cap....gills should be regularly forked about halfway between cap edge and stipe

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PublishedOctober 7, 2010

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