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The Sickener Small mushroom with a bright red, slightly sticky cap, white, narrowly spaced gills, and a white stem. Beechwood Sickener,Geotagged,Russula nobilis,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,russula,the sickener Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Sickener

Small mushroom with a bright red, slightly sticky cap, white, narrowly spaced gills, and a white stem.

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The Beechwood Sickener

Formerly "Russula mairei", and commonly known as the beechwood sickener, the now re-classified fungus "Russula nobilis" is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus "Russula". This group of mushrooms are noted for their brittle gills and bright colours.

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Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 23, 2018. Captured Jul 4, 2017 11:40 in 47 Norfield Rd, Weston, CT 06883, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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