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Purple-bloom Russula - Russula mariae Cap was deep purple with a white bloom and striate margins. When the bloom was rubbed off, the cap was red underneath. Stipe and gills were white.<br /> <br /> There were 2 mushrooms - one large and one small - whose caps had fused. The mushroom(s) were growing with their caps perpendicular to the ground. Spotted in a coniferous forest.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not completely sure of the species ID, but am working on getting it confirmed. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63127/purple-bloom_russula_-_russula_mariae.html" title="Purple-bloom Russula - Russula mariae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63127_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7TvLfyYK6JUVhbb0Jk7x15x9b%2Bc%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Purple-bloom Russula - Russula mariae Cap was deep purple with a white bloom and striate margins. When the bloom was rubbed off, the cap was red underneath. Stipe and gills were white.<br /> <br /> There were 2 mushrooms - one large and one small - whose caps had fused. The mushroom(s) were growing with their caps perpendicular to the ground. Spotted in a coniferous forest.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not completely sure of the species ID, but am working on getting it confirmed.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63128/purple-bloom_russula_-_russula_mariae.html Geotagged,Purple-bloom Russula,Russula mariae,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,mushroom,russula" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Purple-bloom Russula,Russula mariae,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Purple-bloom Russula - Russula mariae

Cap was deep purple with a white bloom and striate margins. When the bloom was rubbed off, the cap was red underneath. Stipe and gills were white.

There were 2 mushrooms - one large and one small - whose caps had fused. The mushroom(s) were growing with their caps perpendicular to the ground. Spotted in a coniferous forest.

I'm not completely sure of the species ID, but am working on getting it confirmed.

Purple-bloom Russula - Russula mariae Cap was deep purple with a white bloom and striate margins. When the bloom was rubbed off, the cap was red underneath. Stipe and gills were white.<br /> <br /> There were 2 mushrooms - one large and one small - whose caps had fused. The mushroom(s) were growing with their caps perpendicular to the ground. Spotted in a coniferous forest.<br /> <br /> I'm not completely sure of the species ID, but am working on getting it confirmed.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63128/purple-bloom_russula_-_russula_mariae.html Geotagged,Purple-bloom Russula,Russula mariae,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus,mushroom,russula

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    So gorgeous! Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks Lisa! Posted 7 years ago

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The Purple-bloom Russula

This gorgeous Russula is common under oaks in eastern North America. It has a purple cap that is covered with a white dusting or "bloom," and its stem is flushed with a paler version of the cap color. The spore print is cream colored to pale yellow, and the taste is mild or slightly oily and unpleasant.

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Similar species: Russulales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 17, 2018. Captured Jul 17, 2018 09:27 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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