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Introduction | Taxa DB | Literature | Identification | Techniques | People |
 | Russula illota | |
Russula illota is a distinctive taxon among the European species of subsect. Foetentinae: the gill edge is decorated by violaceous-brown dots and lines, and the same colour may be observed in the slime covering the cap and stipe of the fungus. [Collection JV01-139] Photo © Jan Vesterholt. | ||
 | The smell of Russula illota is quite variable between those of R. foetens and R. laurocerasi. Photo © Ruben Walleyn. | |
 | A close-up of the spotted gills of Russula illota; because of the 'dot-line' pattern visible on the gill, the German name of this fungus is 'Morse-Täubling'. Photo © Ruben Walleyn. | |
 | Photo © Marco Floriani. |
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