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Russula delica Fr. 1838

Accepted
Russula delica
🗒 Synonyms
synonymAgaricus exsuccus (Pers.) Sacc. 1887
synonymAgaricus piperatus var. exsuccus (Pers.) Pers. 1801
synonymAgaricus vellereus var. exsuccus (Pers.) Fr. 1821
synonymLactarius exsuccus (Pers.) W.G. Sm. 1873
synonymLactarius vellereus var. exsuccus (Pers.) Cooke 1871
synonymLactifluus exsuccus (J. Otto) Kuntze 1891
synonymRussula delica f. delica Fr. 1838
synonymRussula delica var. bresadolae Singer 1938
synonymRussula delica var. centroamericana Singer 1989
synonymRussula delica var. dobremezii Adhikari 1999
synonymRussula delica var. glaucophylla Quél. 1902
synonymRussula delica var. puta Romagn. 1967
🗒 Common Names
Other
  • Eng: Short Stem Russula; Dz; Gah Shamong
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
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Description
Cap: 10-20 cm in diameter, convex with a central depression and an enrolled margin when young, later broadly convex with a central depression, the margin remaining somewhat enrolled, dry, smooth, sometimes becoming cracked in age, white to whitish or creamy at first developing brownish discolorations and the skin not peeling easily. Hymenophore: Gills are attached to the stem or running down it slightly, crowded or close, white at first, later creamy to pale yellow, sometimes spotting and discolouring brownish especially near the juncture with the stem. Stem: 3-8 cm tall and up to4 cm thick, sturdy and solid, more or less equal, dry, smooth, whitish, sometimes discolouring and bruising brownish. Flesh: White but sometimes discolouring brownish. Spore Print: White to buff.
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
AttributionsMata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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StatusUNDER_CREATION
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    📚 Natural History
    Miscellaneous Details
    Comments

    Lactarius piperatus is similar in appearance but it has very crowded gills and release white latex when they are damaged.

    Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
    AttributionsMata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat
      Terrestrial and solitary to scatted and gregariously sometimes
      Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
      AttributionsMata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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        📚 Occurrence
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        📚 Uses and Management
        Uses
        Edible
        Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
        AttributionsMata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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        LicensesCC_BY
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