Species details
Romell's brittlegill
Russula romellii
Conditional / expert preparation
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Description
A large raspberry- to wine-red Russula with yellowing gills, a stout white stem, and mild flesh.
Identification features
The cap is 7–20 cm wide, raspberry- to wine-red, sometimes olive-greenish centrally. Gills are initially cream and later yellow. The stem is white, thick, and robust.
Identification checklist
Check the large size, raspberry-red cap with possible olive centre, yellow spore print or yellowing gills, and stout white stem.
Detailed features
- Cap
- The cap is 7–20 cm wide, raspberry- to wine-red, sometimes olive-greenish centrally.
- Hymenophore
- Gills are initially cream and later yellow.
- Stem
- The stem is white, thick, and robust.
- Smell
- No distinctive smell.
Size
- Cap diameter
- 7–20 cm
Habitat
Grows in various woodland types, mainly on calcareous soils, in summer and early autumn.
Fruiting period
June, July, August, September
Ecology
- Trophic mode
- Mycorrhizal
- Host trees
- Beech (Fagus), Oak (Quercus)
- Substrate
- Forest soil
- Soil
- Calcareous
- Notes
- Grows in various woodland types, mainly on calcareous soils, in summer and early autumn.
How to separate similar species
Russula olivacea is similar but often has a pink-flushed stem. Cap colour in large Russula is highly variable.
Similar species
Interesting facts
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