Russula sp.

Russula at Acton, ACT

Russula sp. at Acton, ACT - 12 Jun 2018
Russula sp. at Acton, ACT - 12 Jun 2018
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Identification history

Russula sp. 18 Jun 2018 Heino1
Russula sp. 13 Jun 2018 AlisonMilton
Russula neerimea 12 Jun 2018 AlisonMilton

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4 comments

KenT wrote:
   13 Jun 2018
Not Russula neerimea, the cap and gill colours are wrong (should be yellowish/buff) and the cap lacks the marginal striations, see the species information Heino has provided. It is possibly Russula persanguinea as the cap appears to be only of a red colour and the gills and stipe seem pure white.
Pam wrote:
   13 Jun 2018
I agree with Ken. A good link to see what R. neerimea looks like is: https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/about/science/fungus/45_2010-11_Russula_neerimea_DEC_FF.pdf
AlisonMilton wrote:
   14 Jun 2018
Sorry, I meant Russula sp.
Pam wrote:
   14 Jun 2018
Most probably Russula persanguinea from what I can see. This species has a bright red cap with white gills and stipe (stem). At times the stipe may have slight blush of pink.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 12 Jun 2018 03:42 PM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Species information

  • Russula sp. Scientific name
  • Russula Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1209m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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