russula

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any fungus of the large basidiomycetous genus Russula , of typical toadstool shape and often brightly coloured, such as the yellow R. ochroleuca and R. lutea , the green R. aeruginea , the violet-pink R. fragilis , and the purple R. atropurpurea

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Examples have not been reviewed.

Species like the King Bolete, oyster mushroom, russula and lobster mushroom are quite abundant.

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A handful depict colorful woodland mushrooms, such as the rosy russula.

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Russula, rus′ū-la, n. a genus of hymenomycetous fungi—so called from the colour of the pileus in some.

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The mushrooms, primarily, are species of Amanita, Lactarius, Russula, Cortinarius, Inocybe, and the boletes.

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“Oh yes; that is a very poisonous and rather rare specimen: it is Russula emetica.”

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