Bare-toothed Russula Russula vesca Fries    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Russulales   >   Family Russulaceae   >   Genus Russula   

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on the ground in coniferous or mixed forests.

Description:

Cap: Pinkish-brown with olive overtones, coated with tiny matted fibrils (and dirt), convex (funnel-shaped in age), margin uplifted in age; skin peels showing toothed white margin. Gills: Whitish/pale cream, crowded, forked near stalk. Stalk: Whitish/cream, often with pale greenish band at apex; stains brownish, dry, smooth (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 10 records in the project database.

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Bare-toothed Russula (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2011). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Bare-toothed Russula (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bare-toothed Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bare-toothed Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Bare-toothed Russula (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Bare-toothed Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2011). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Bare-toothed Russula specimen found in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2011). Oval with warts up to 0.5 microns; measured 6.5-8.0 5.0-5.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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