Russula firmula
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Russula firmula | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Exemplar in Bavaria, Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. firmula |
| Binomial name | |
| Russula firmula Jul. Schäff. | |
 | |
| Distribution of Russula firmula in Europe and Asia | |
| Russula firmula | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is yellow |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Russula firmula is a species of mushroom found in Europe and parts of Asia that has dark red-purple to red-brown cap. It is one of about 750 species in the genus Russula, which is distributed worldwide. Together with R. rubra, R. rutila and R. veternos, it was placed in the Rubrinae clade in 2017. [1]