''Russula queletii'' otherwise known as the gooseberry russula, is a common, inedible, ''
Russula'' mushroom
found growing in groups, predominantly in
spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
forest.
Eating this mushroom causes abdominal pains.
Description
The cap is hemispherical when young, which later becomes convex. The colour can be wine-red and is usually 5 to 6 cm in diameter but can be up to 10 cm.
The gills are white, which are brittle, and the spores are cream. The stem is a similar colour to the cap and evenly thick. The flesh is white and the scent is fruity.
Similar species
* ''
Russula sardonia''
* ''Russula torulosa
''
See also
*
List of ''Russula'' species
References
*E. Garnweidner. ''Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe''. Collins. 1994.
External links
queletii
Fungi of Europe
Fungi described in 1872
Inedible fungi
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
Fungus species
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