Russula crassotunicata

Russula crassotunicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species:
R. crassotunicata
Binomial name
Russula crassotunicata
Singer (1938)[1]

Russula crassotunicata, commonly known as the rubbery-capped russula,[2] is a North American fungus in the mushroom genus Russula. It was described by Rolf Singer in 1938 from a collection made in Washington state, United States.[1]

The species is mostly white and often grows on rotted wood.[3] It has been confirmed as a host of the parasitic fungus Dendrocollybia racemosa.[4]

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Russula crassotunicata
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or depressed
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Edibility is not recommended or unknown
  1. ^ a b Singer R. (1938). "Contribution à l'étude des Russules (1) - 3. Quelques Russules américaines et asiatiques". Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 54: 132–177.
  2. ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 244. ISBN 9781941624197.
  3. ^ Trudell, Steve (October 25, 2022) [January 1, 2009]. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides (Revised ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  4. ^ Machniki N, Wright LL, Allen A, Robertson CP, Meyer C, Birkebak JM, Ammirati JF (2006). "Russula crassotunicata identified as a host for Dendrocollybia racemosa" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Fungi. 1 (9): 1–7. doi:10.2509/pnwf.2006.001.009.


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