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Russula paludosa
Mycological characteristics
Russula paludosa Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is ochre
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Russula paludosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Russula
Species:	R. paludosa
Binomial name
	Russula paludosa; Britzelm. (1891)
Synonyms
	R. elatior Lindbl. (1901); R. fragaria Kudrna (1919); R. integra var. paludosa (Britzelm.) Singer (1923); R. integra var. rubrotincta Peck (1902); R. olgae Velen. (1920)

Russula paludosa is an edible species of mushroom within the large genus Russula. It is common to Europe and North America.

Description

The cap is convex to depressed and is coloured a distinctive bloody red, pink, crimson or purple. Sometimes it may show a yellowish or orange tinge in the centre. It may measure between 6 and 20 cm in diameter. The flesh is white with a mild taste and without scent; it quickly becomes soft and spongy and also greyish. The crowded gills are cream coloured when young, and become yellow with age. They are adnexed and are generally thin. Their edges may sometimes occur reddish. The amyloid, elli spores measure 8–10 by 7–10 μm are warty and are covered by an incomplete mesh. The stem is white, sometimes with a pink hue, slightly clubbed. It may measure 5 to 15 cm in height and up to 3 cm in diameter.

Distribution, ecology and habitat

R. paludosa is mycorrhizal and occurs in coniferous woodlands and in peat bogs of Europe and North America; preferably under pine trees, where it forms mycorrhizae. Locally it can be very common.

Edibility

The mushroom is edible^[1] and is a common good in Finnish markets.^[2] Yet it may easily be mistaken for Russula emetica, which is poisonous.

References

^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
^ Pegler, David N. (1981). Pocket Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-85533-366-9.