How to identify it?
Cap
Cap 7-25 cm across, funnel; white or creamy at first, developing brownish discolorations; surface dry, bald or suede-like. Flesh soft, white, turns brownish when sliced. Taste slightly bitter.
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Gills
Gills adnexed to shortly decurrent, white or creamy, sometimes with spotting cinnamon to brownish, crowded or close.
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Russulales Family
Russulaceae Genus
Russulas Species
Short-stemmed russula