19/Aug/24, 3:16 PM
Suurupi looduskaitseala, Harjumaa, Estonia
Mixed forest, under spruce trees, in moss
59°27'04.4"N 24°21'21.6"E
🔆 Sunny weather, deep forest shade
Original Instagram postRussula decolorans
graying russula
- Scientific identification
- Russula decolorans (Fr.) Fr.
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Russula
Names across languages
- English: graying russula
- German: Orangeroter Graustiel-Täubling
- Finnish: Kangashapero
- Estonian: Tuhmuv pilvik
- Russian: Сыроежка сереющая
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-19.
Hymenium
Gills, closely spaced, initially pale cream to ochre, often turning grayish-orange or reddish upon bruising or aging
Cap
Convex to flattened, sometimes slightly depressed at the center with a smooth, somewhat sticky surface when wet, color ranges from orange to yellowish-orange, fading and becoming blotchy with age, cuticle can be peeled off
Hymenium Attachment
Adnexed to free
Stipe
Cylindrical, robust, white at first but turns orange, reddish, or grayish when handled or with age
Spore print
Spore print: Pale ochre.
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, forms symbiotic associations with conifers(pines and spruces), commonly found in boreal and temperate forests in acidic, mossy areas
Edibility
Edible, but only after proper cooking, firm texture and mild flavor
Fruit body
Fruit body is 5–12 cm
Dimensions
Cap is 5–15 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour is mild, slightly fruity
Microscopy
Spores elliptic to broadly elliptic with reticulate ornamentation, 7–9 x 6–8 µm, cystidia are fusiform and present, basidia are tetrasporic
Overview
Known for its distinct color-changing characteristics
1838). Epicr. Syst. Mycol. (Upsaliae): 361 (’1836-1838′).
Field encounters
Source hashtags
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