Russula sp.

Russula at Goodenia Rainforest Walk

Russula sp. at Goodenia Rainforest Walk - 29 Jun 2019
Russula sp. at Goodenia Rainforest Walk - 29 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Russula sp. 16 Jul 2019 Teresa
Tricholoma sp. 9 Jul 2019 Teresa
Tricholomatineae 4 Jul 2019 JohnC2
Agarics 3 Jul 2019 Pam
Russula sp. 1 Jul 2019 JohnC2

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3 comments

Pam wrote:
   4 Jul 2019
Sorry the characteristics of this specimen are not those of a Russula. The stem (stipe) is too long and the wrong shape, the lamellae and the cap (pileus) surface don't fit the genus Russula. I'll have to just stick with it being an Agaric. What do you think Teresa?
Teresa wrote:
   10 Jul 2019
On the day it was a very interesting young specimen. It had the look of a very young Russula with a large amount of mycelium around the base of its very firm stipe which snapped like chalk. There was no exudate from the stipe, gills or cap flesh, yet the cap itself was tomentose.
Pam wrote:
   17 Jul 2019
Do you have spores and a confirmation from a 'mycologist' to verify this identification. The reason I ask is because the fibrillose cap (pileus) is not a characteristic seen in Russula species. The stem (stipe) is described in literature as generally short and stout.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 29 Jun 2019 11:49 AM Recorded on
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Species information

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