Short-Stemmed Russula

Russula brevipes

Family: Russulaceae

Also called: Short-Stemmed Russula, Stubby Brittlegill, Lobster Mother

Short-Stemmed Russula (Russula brevipes)
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Overview

Large white Russula that often pushes up duff and gets parasitized into lobster mushrooms. Edible cooked but bland; the real prize is its lobster form.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct

Season

Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with oak
  • Mycorrhizal with beech
  • Mycorrhizal with hemlock

Where it grows

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