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fragile brittlegill mushroom

Russula fragilis

Photo by shebebusynow
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Field Notes

Description:

dark purple cap darker in the center, white gills and stem, very substantial despite its name.

Habitat:

deep woods of spruce and hemlock, some fir, not far from the ocean

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Russula fragilis

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