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Parsley-scented Russula - Russula redolens Russula with a blue/green cap, white gills, and a white stipe. The flesh of this mushroom smells like parsley, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66657/parsley-scented_russula_-_russula_redolens.html" title="Parsley-scented Russula - Russula redolens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/66657_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=soiA7AHRDM%2BtkCLYpvo9KXjYeuc%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Parsley-scented Russula - Russula redolens Russula with a blue/green cap, white gills, and a white stipe. The flesh of this mushroom smells like parsley, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66656/parsley-scented_russula_-_russula_redolens.html Geotagged,Parsley-scented russula,Russula redolens,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,russula" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Parsley-scented Russula,Russula redolens,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,russula Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Parsley-scented Russula - Russula redolens

Russula with a blue/green cap, white gills, and a white stipe. The flesh of this mushroom smells like parsley, hence the common name.

Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest.

Parsley-scented Russula - Russula redolens Russula with a blue/green cap, white gills, and a white stipe. The flesh of this mushroom smells like parsley, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/66656/parsley-scented_russula_-_russula_redolens.html Geotagged,Parsley-scented russula,Russula redolens,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom,russula

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Too cool! :o I want to smell one! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I didn't realize that the scent was parsley until I read about it online. I just noted an herb smell :) Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Tito Lahaye's profile
    Tito Lahaye
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    And flavour? Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I don't know, but good question - I didn't taste them. Posted 6 years ago

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The Parsley-scented russula

''Russula redolens'', commonly known as the parsley-scented russula, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus ''Russula'' native to North America. Its flesh smells of parsley.

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Similar species: Russulales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 21, 2018. Captured Jul 21, 2018 08:34 in 15 Beaver Brook Road, Weston, CT 06883, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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