Russula vinosa
Lindblad
Darkening brittlegill
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruit body is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate or subarctic plant. It grows in conifer forests.
Asia, Austria, Europe, Finland, Germany, North America, Russia, Scandinavia, Sweden, Switzerland,
How to Identify
A mushroom in the Russulaceae family with a darkening brittlegill appearance. It grows in conifer forests in temperate and subarctic regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Russula vinosa, commonly known as the graying olive brittlegill or darkening brittlegill, is a species of basidiomycete mushroom found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America in summer and early autumn. Unlike many red-capped members of the russula genus, it is edible and mild-tasting. It is usually understood to have a symbiotic relationship with evergreen tree roots, except for in mountainous areas where it has occasionally associated with birches.
Names & Synonyms
Vinkremia
References (3)
- forests-366202-SI
- Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 156 (As Russula obscura)
- Pelkonen, R., et al, 2008, Element Concentrations in Wild Edible Mushrooms in Finland. The Finnish Environment 25
