• Russula
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Russula are particularly hard to identify in the field.
If you want to be sure you need DNA analysis and a microscope.
Here are some assorted Russula I have not been able to identify.
atropurpurea - Purple Brittlegill
Very photogenic little mushrooms. The deep purple cap constrasts beautifully with the stark white flesh.
claroflava - Yellow Brittlegill
It's yellow, and it's a Russula!
cyanoxantha - Charcoal Burner
These can be told apart from other brittlegills by the fact their gills aren't all that brittle.
emetica - The Sickener
As red as the Mario mushrooms, but sadly will make you quite sick if eaten.
nobilis - Beechwood Sickener
As the name suggests, typically found beneath Beech trees.
xerampelina - Crab Brittlegill
This one would have been very hard to identify, if it weren't for the eyewatering seafood-like smell it emanates when damaged.
