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Photo by c.moore1207
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Field Notes

Description:

Bright red cap.cream colour gills.white stem.gills are fine.cap is sticky .stem is spongy inside has purple stain on outside. Spore colour white

Habitat:

Woods

Species ID Suggestions

Russula

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Comments (4)
SabinNeatu
Could be a Russula lepida, seeing that the stem has purple stains.
KeithRoragen
Very similar to a mushroom I spotted the other day. The suggestions here give me something to go on. Thanks everybody.
shebebusynow
possibly Russula rosacea aka Russula sanguinea
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PublishedAugust 29, 2011

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