Charcoal Burner

Russula cyanoxantha

Family: Russulaceae

Also called: Charcoal Burner, Variable Russula, Carbonera

Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)
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Overview

Variable-coloured Russula (purple, green, grey, mottled) with the diagnostic feature of soft, greasy, non-brittle gills. Mild taste raw. One of the safest and most-eaten European russulas; beech and oak woods.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Aug

Season

Jul–Sep — typical fruiting months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with beech
  • Mycorrhizal with oak

Where it grows

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