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Mushroom
Hygrophorus russula (Fr.) Quél.
Fruiting Body

Cap 5-12 cm; stalk 3-7 cm long x 15-35 mm diameter, equal to subventricose

Spores

Basidiospores 6-8 x 3-4.5 (5) µm, ellipsoid, smooth, inamyloid

Diagnostic macroscopic feature

A large pink mushroom with purplish-red fibrils growing on the ground in oak woods in fall

Nutritional Mode

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On ground

Habitat

Oak woods

Fruiting Season

Fall

Common name

Russula waxycap

 
     
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