Primrose Brittlegill
Russula sardonia Fr.
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Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Russula sardonia
Classification from Wikipedia: Russula sardonia. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Photo: Hippytiger. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 4 |
| August | 15 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 7 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 4 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Vermont 11 records · Foraging rules
- California 8 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 7 records · Foraging rules
- Florida 4 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 4 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 2 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 2 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 2 records · Foraging rules
- New York 1 records · Foraging rules
- Newfoundland and Labrador 1 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 1 records · Foraging rules
- Alberta 1 records · Foraging rules
- Tennessee 1 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 1 records · Foraging rules
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | cream |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Russula sardonia, commonly known as the primrose brittlegill, is a mushroom of the genus Russula, which are commonly known as brittlegills. The fruiting body, or mushroom, is a reddish-purple, the colour of blackberry juice, and is found in coniferous woodland in summer and autumn. It is inedible, and like many inedible members of the genus, has a hot, peppery taste.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the original article.
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