Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Mushroom Week: Russula atropurpurea

Today's picture:



Also known as purple brittlegill, this brightly colored mushroom is not one of these you'd pick on sight to cook a nice soup. It is easily confusable with poisonous species (and I am not sure I've guessed it correctly myself) so it's tricky to anyone who isn't a pro. The other one, wrapped around the brittlegill is beyond my identifying skills (which are Wikipedia + Google combo) but the overall composition was all that mattered when deciding if it was worth the shot.

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