''Russula versicolor'' is a
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the n ...
in the genus ''
Russula
''Russula'' is a very large genus composed of around 750 worldwide species of fungi. The genus was described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
The mushrooms are fairly large, and brightly colored – making them one of the most recognizable ...
''. It is considered inedible.
See also
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List of ''Russula'' species
References
External links
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versicolor
Fungi of Europe
Fungi described in 1931
Fungus species
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