Russula queletii
Species of fungus
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Russula queletii otherwise known as the gooseberry russula, is a common, inedible, Russula mushroom[1] found growing in groups, predominantly in spruce forest. Eating this mushroom causes abdominal pains.
| Russula queletii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. queletii |
| Binomial name | |
| Russula queletii Fr. 1872 | |
Description
The cap is round or convex when young, later becoming broadly convex, flat, or depressed. It is wine-red to purplish in colour and is about 3-10 centimeters in diameter.[2] The gills are white to cream-colored and adnate, subdecurrent, or adnexed. The spore print is cream-colored.[3] The stipe is a similar color to the cap and is about 3-8 centimeters long and 0.5-1.8 centimeters wide.[4] The flesh is white.[2] The scent is fruity, but the taste is acrid.[5]
Similar species
- Russula sardonia[5]
- Russula torulosa[5]
See also
| Russula queletii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is cream |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is not recommended or unknown |
