03/Aug/23, 4:57 PM
Treppoja Cascade, Kloogaranna, Harjumaa, Estonia
In mixed forest, in damp moss, river bank
59°21'00.4"N 24°15'57.2"E
🔆 Forest shade, with late evening sun
Original Instagram postRussula integra
entire russula
- Scientific identification
- Russula integra (L.) Fr.
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Russula
Names across languages
- English: entire russula
- German: Brauner Leder-Täubling
- Estonian: Pruun pilvik
- Russian: Сыроежка цельная
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-03.
Hymenium
Gills, cream to pale yellow when young, turning ochre with age
Cap
Convex to broadly convex, sometimes slightly depressed in the center with age, surface smooth, sticky when wet, color ranges from dark brown to chestnut or reddish-brown, margin often striate
Hymenium Attachment
Adnexed to almost free
Stipe
Cylindrical, robust, and smooth, white to cream-colored, occasionally with faint brownish tones towards the base, often slightly broader at the base
Spore print
Spore print is ochre to deep yellow
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, typically found in mixed forests, particularly with conifers such as spruce and pine, but also associates with deciduous trees like beech
Description
Considered good, with a mild taste
Fruit body
Fruit body is 5–15 cm tall
Dimensions
Cap is 5–12 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour is mild, indistinct
Microscopy
Spores are ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid, 7–10 × 6–8 µm, with fine warts and a partial reticulum. The basidia are typically four-spored and clavate. Pileipellisis an ixotrichoderm, consisting of gelatinized hyphae, which contributes to the sticky cap surface.
Overview
Robust and attractive mushroom found in coniferous and mixed forests across Europe and North America.
1838). Epicr. Syst. Mycol. (Upsaliae): 360 (’1836-1838′).
Field encounters
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