Russula de Velenovský

Appearance

Cap color: Brown, Cream, Orange, Red
Description: 2-8 cm, often with a large protuberance at first, typically red more or less pinkish-red or orange-red at the edge and discolored to ochraceous cream or pinkish cream in the centre. Margin smooth then slightly streaked. Cuticle almost completely separable.
Gills Color: White, Yellow
Description: White at first then pale yellow to ochraceous yellow, rather close together. Reddish edge in places.
Stem:White colour
Ring: No
Description: 3-8 x 1-1.5 cm, white often tinged with pink, sometimes only at the base.

Naming

Russula cruentata Quélet & Schulzer (1885), Hedwigia, 24(4), p. 140
Russula velenovskyi Melzer & Zvára (1927), Archiv pro pírodovdecký výzkum Cech, 17(4), p. 92 (Basionyme)

Distribution

Widespread in Europe.

Habitat

Under hardwoods or conifer soils with foliage.