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Large brown gilled fungus, Heeswijk-Dintherse Bossen, Netherlands I'm not happy with the photo, but it is a new species on the site. Europe,Heeswijk,Macro,Netherlands,Russula nigricans Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Large brown gilled fungus, Heeswijk-Dintherse Bossen, Netherlands

I'm not happy with the photo, but it is a new species on the site.

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''Russula nigricans'', commonly known as the blackening brittlegill or blackening russula, is a gilled mushroom found in woodland in Europe. It gains both its common and scientific name from its propensity to turn black from cutting or bruising. It is edible but of indifferent quality.

Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 21, 2014. Captured Sep 7, 2014 13:53.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm