- Russula virescens
Taxobox
name = "Russula virescens"
status = secure
image_caption = "Russula virescens"
image_width = 200px
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Homobasidiomycetae
subclassis =Hymenomycete s
ordo =Russulales
familia =Russulaceae
genus = "Russula "
species = "R. virescens"
binomial = "Russula virescens"
binomial_authority = (Schaeff.) Fr.mycomorphbox
name = Russula virescens
whichGills = free
capShape = convex
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter= bare
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=edible"Russula virescens" is a
basidiomycete mushroom of thegenus "Russula ", sometimes called the Green-cracking russula.Description
The cap is 5-15 cm wide and grainy, often with cracks. Cap colour is green/olive. The gills are close apart, white. Stipe 3-8 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, cylindrical or barrel-shaped.
Distribution and habitat
"Russula virescens" can be found growing in deciduous forests.
References
* "Danske storsvampe. Basidiesvampe" [a key to Danish basidiomycetes] J.H. Petersen and J. Vesterholt eds. Gyldendal. Viborg, Denmark, 1990. ISBN 87-01-09932-9
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