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False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula) - Pink Gill Edges on Young Specimen False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula)<br /> <br /> Okay I must admit that I was fooled by these mushrooms. I have gotten rusty in IDing since I haven&#039;t done much mushrooming in the past 6-8 months! I was desperately trying to find a Russula or Lactarius/Lactifluus that matched these to no avail. Turns out they are big ole fakers!<br /> <br /> Growing beneath leaf litter in a dense mixed forest near oak and hickory trees.<br /> KOH on cap --light olive/gray/brown.<br /> Flavor/Odor--indistinct.<br /> Notes--Red/pink edges on young gills. Pink/purple staining on older gills. No latex present. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87359/false_russula_hygrophorus_russula.html" title="False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/87359_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=gLRH6ocSxp52lu5WMD5Ux%2F%2FPifA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula) Okay I must admit that I was fooled by these mushrooms. I have gotten rusty in IDing since I haven&#039;t done much mushrooming in the past 6-8 months! I was desperately trying to find a Russula or Lactarius/Lactifluus that matched these to no avail. Turns out they are big ole fakers!<br /> <br /> Growing beneath leaf litter in a dense mixed forest near oak and hickory trees.<br /> KOH on cap --light olive/gray/brown.<br /> Flavor/Odor--indistinct.<br /> Notes--Red/pink edges on young gills. Pink/purple staining on older gills. No latex present.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87360/false_russula_hygrophorus_russula_-_pink_gill_edges_on_young_specimen.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus russula,Pinkmottle woodwax,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus russula,Pinkmottle woodwax,United States Click/tap to enlarge

False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula) - Pink Gill Edges on Young Specimen

False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula)

Okay I must admit that I was fooled by these mushrooms. I have gotten rusty in IDing since I haven't done much mushrooming in the past 6-8 months! I was desperately trying to find a Russula or Lactarius/Lactifluus that matched these to no avail. Turns out they are big ole fakers!

Growing beneath leaf litter in a dense mixed forest near oak and hickory trees.
KOH on cap --light olive/gray/brown.
Flavor/Odor--indistinct.
Notes--Red/pink edges on young gills. Pink/purple staining on older gills. No latex present.

False Russula (Hygrophorus Russula) Okay I must admit that I was fooled by these mushrooms. I have gotten rusty in IDing since I haven't done much mushrooming in the past 6-8 months! I was desperately trying to find a Russula or Lactarius/Lactifluus that matched these to no avail. Turns out they are big ole fakers!<br /> <br /> Growing beneath leaf litter in a dense mixed forest near oak and hickory trees.<br /> KOH on cap --light olive/gray/brown.<br /> Flavor/Odor--indistinct.<br /> Notes--Red/pink edges on young gills. Pink/purple staining on older gills. No latex present.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87360/false_russula_hygrophorus_russula_-_pink_gill_edges_on_young_specimen.html Fall,Geotagged,Hygrophorus russula,Pinkmottle woodwax,United States

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The Pinkmottle woodwax

''Hygrophorus russula'', commonly known as the pinkmottle woodwax, false russula and russula-like waxy cap, is a fungus native to North America.

German naturalist Jacob Christian Schäffer described the species as ''Agaricus russula'' in 1774. The species name is derived from its reddish coloration, reminiscent of members of the genus ''Russula''. French botanist Claude Casimir Gillet placed it in the genus ''Tricholoma'' in 1878, before American naturalist Calvin Henry Kauffman gave.. more

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Dec 6, 2019. Captured Dec 5, 2019 12:52 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.