''Russula turci'' is a common, edible, ''
Russula'' mushroom,
found under pines and spruces, on sandy soil and clay.
Description
The cap is flat when young, matures to be somewhat funnel shaped, dark amethyst-violet to brownish pink. The margin is paler and noticeably matt. The cap grows up to 8 cm in diameter.
The gills are cream to light ochre, rather crowded and connected at the base by cross veins. The spores are ochre. The stem is white and evenly thick. The flesh is white, and the base of the stem has a distinct smell of iodine.
Similar species
The rare ''
Russula azurea'' also has a purple cap and grows beneath spruces. ''
Russula amethystina
''Russula amethystina'' is a conspicuous mushroom, which appears sporadically from mid-summer until the autumn under spruce and fir trees. In Northern Europe, it is very rare. It is not easy to distinguish from similarly coloured ''Russula'' spec ...
'' can hardly be distinguished from this mushroom, its blue to reddish-violet cap occasionally has pale patches and also a smell of iodine in the stem base. It can be found in coniferous mountain forests, mostly under
silver fir.
See also
*
List of ''Russula'' species
References
Sources
*E. Garnweidner. ''Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe''. Collins. 1994.
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turci
Fungi of Europe
Edible fungi
Taxa named by Giacomo Bresadola
Fungi described in 1882
Fungus species