| Russula queletii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. queletii |
| Binomial name | |
| Russula queletii Fr. 1872 | |
Russula queletii otherwise known as the gooseberry russula, is a common, inedible, Russula mushroom [1] found growing in groups, predominantly in spruce forest. Eating this mushroom causes abdominal pains.
The cap is round or convex when young, later becoming broadly convex, flat, or depressed. It is wine-red to purplish in colour and is about 3-10 centimeters in diameter. [2] The gills are white to cream-colored and adnate, subdecurrent, or adnexed. The spore print is cream-colored. [3] The stipe is a similar color to the cap and is about 3-8 centimeters long and 0.5-1.8 centimeters wide. [4] The flesh is white. [2] The scent is fruity, but the taste is acrid. [5]
| Russula queletii | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
  | Cap is convex or depressed |
  | Hymenium is adnexed or adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is cream |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
  | Edibility is not recommended or unknown |
Russula queletii in Index Fungorum
Russula queletii in MycoBank .
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