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Russula viscida
Kudrna

Nomenclature

Description

Microscopy

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Russula viscida may resemble several other species: it one of the few, however, to show a bright red reaction at the stipe basis when tested with KOH.

Photo © Ruben Walleyn.

 

The taste of the flesh is quite acrid, even if it is considered an edible species; Marcel Bon defines it as the "most acrid among the mild species".

Photo © Ruben Walleyn.