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Russula


Russula are one of the most common genus mushrooms found during the summertime. There are some edible, and some peppery & poisonous. They can be difficult to differentiate. Russula mushrooms have a stalk that snaps like a piece of chalk. Spore prints from white to yellow to orange.
Red Russula sp.
Russula emetica (The Sickener)
Russula brevipes
Russula xerampelina (Shrimp Russula, Crab Brittlegill)
Russula decolorans

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