17/Aug/24, 7:41 PM
Nõva mastikukaitseala, Peraküla, Läänemaa, Estonia
Pine forest, near coastline, sandy soil
59°13'52.0"N 23°37'36.4"E
🔆 Late evening, sun with overcast, shade
Original Instagram postRussula xerampelina
shrimp russula
- Scientific identification
- Russula xerampelina (Schaeff.) Fr.
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Russula
Names across languages
- English: shrimp russula
- German: Roter Herings-Täubling
- Finnish: Sillihapero
- Estonian: Ere pilvik
- Russian: Сыроежка буреющая
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-17.
Hymenium
Gills, adnate to slightly decurrent, crowded, cream to pale yellow, later becoming ochre
Cap
convex when young, becoming flat or slightly depressed with age, surface is sticky or viscid when wet, colour is variable, most commonly purple to wine-red, margin is often slightly striate
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to slightly decurrent
Stipe
4–10 cm long, 1.5–3 cm thick, stout, white to cream, often with reddish or pinkish tints towards the base, firm, but becoming hollow with age
Spore print
Spore print is pale ochre to cream
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, commonly found in association with conifers, it thrives in coniferous and mixed forests, from late summer to autumn
Edibility
Edible and highly regarded by some for its seafood-like flavor
Fruit body
Fruit body is 5–20 cm tall
Dimensions
Cap is 5–15 cm in diameter
Odour
Odour is distinct, fishy or shrimp-like
Microscopy
Spores ellipsoid, ornamented with warts and ridges forming a partial reticulum, 8–10 × 7–8 µm, basidia four-spored, measuring 35–45 × 10–12 µm
Overview
Medium to large-sized mushroom noted for its colorful cap and stipe
1838). Epicr. Syst. Mycol. (Upsaliae): 356 (’1836-1838′).
Field encounters
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