Russula pectinata belongs to a family well-known for mushrooms with often brightly colored caps and white gills. Typically found in woodland habitats, russula pectinata displays a preference for growing on the ground among leaf litter. Its fruiting body possesses a distinctive cap shape, and it's part of a genus noted for diverse colors and reactions to chemical tests.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 9 cm
Odor:
Sweet, fruity with unpleasant undertones.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Russula pectinata
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Attributes of Russula pectinata
Cap Diameter
3 - 9 cm
Height
3 - 7 cm
Cap
4 - 10 cm wide; relatively fleshy; ocher yellow, grayish-yellow or hazelnut to bread-brown shades; moist, shiny
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat
Cap Surfaces
Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Close to distant; whitish cream-colored, later cream-ocher
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 2 - 5 cm long, 1 - 2 cm wide; almost club-like, quite short; whitish-gray, finally more gray-brownish
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Yellowish
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Cream
Odor
Sweet, fruity with unpleasant undertones.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Gray
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Russula pectinata by these plants:
Spruces, Pines, Oaks, Common hornbeam, European beech