Russula nitida
(Pers.:Fr.) Fr.
RussulaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fungus is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in broad-leaved forest.
Asia, Central Asia, China, Kyrgyzstan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A mushroom in the family Russulaceae that grows in temperate broad-leaved forests.
Names & Synonyms
Xiao hong jun, Zzit hmu
References (3)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Liu, D., et al, 2018, An ethnobotanical survey of edible fungi in Chuxiong City, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:42
- www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au
