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short-stemmed russula

Russula briveps

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Field Notes

Description:

A short stemmed white mushroom

Habitat:

forests, mountains

Notes:

According to Wikipedia they are edible, but I didn't try it.

Reference Links:

Russula brevipes

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Comments (4)
CorduneanuVlad
Oh, and this is not a poisonous mushroom and you can taste the sap - not recommended but you can try. And if you feel like 100000000 needles are stinging your mouth and burn it at the same time, then that's the mushroom. I used to play this trick on my friends as a kid - it's not dangerous, not more dangerous than playing with chilly. :)
CorduneanuVlad
Looks also like Lactarius piperatus - you can check this if you break a bit of the mushroom then a milky white sap will come out.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2012

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