Russula versicolor
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| Russula versicolor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. versicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Russula versicolor Jul.Schäff. (1931) | |
Russula versicolor, commonly known as the birch brittlegill,[1] is a mushroom in the genus Russula. It is considered inedible.[2]
The cap of Russula versicolor is variable in color, ranging from purplish to greenish to whitish. It can sometimes be a mix of different colors. It is convex to depressed and is about 2-6 centimeters in diameter. The gills are adnate to free,[1] and cream-colored. The stipe is white to yellowish,[3] and about 2-5 centimeters long and 0.5-1.5 centimeters wide.[1] The spore print is creamy to yellowish in color, and the taste is acrid.[3]
