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Russula?

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Field Notes

Description:

Concave red caps with white spots. White stalk and underside.

Habitat:

Hardwood forest

Species ID Suggestions

The sickener

Russula emetica

Comments (5)

Haha! Maybe I'll just stick with your Russula identification!
Anytime! I wish you the best of luck in trying to identify to species; from what I've attempted and what I've heard and seen so far, something like this fungi you found here could be very similar to five differing species! What you'd need is a microscope, chemicals, and the like for Russulas, unless someone else has easier methods than this because I don't even bother with IDing that genus at this point.
Thanks, Ivan! I'll try to narrow it down.
It's definitely a kind of Russula: bright convex cap and usually white or bright stem without a ring or volva. IDing for species is beyond me, as lots of people are saying that it's ultimately difficult to figure out what some Russulas are, but maybe someone else can help you on direct species, no? :)
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PublishedOctober 15, 2011

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