Bare-toothed Russula

Russula vesca

Family: Russulaceae

Also called: Bare-toothed Russula, Flirt

Bare-toothed Russula (Russula vesca)
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Overview

Flesh-pink to wine-brown cap that retracts slightly at the margin, exposing the tips of the gills. Mild taste. Choice European edible under oak, beech, and birch.

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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