The mushroom Russula fellea goes by the common name of the geranium-scented russula, or bitter russula and is a member of the genus Russula, all of which are commonly known as brittlegills. It is straw or honey coloured and in Britain grows in beech woods during autumn. It is inedible.
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Distribution
Quite common
Habitat
Growing only with Fagus
Associates
Fagus
Conservation
Cap
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| Shape | Convex, Flattened, Depressed |
| Surface | Smooth |
| Width | 4 - 10 cm |
| Margin | Smooth |
| Peeling | 1/2 |
Gills
Occasional half-gills
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| Spacing | subdistant |
| Edge | smooth |
Flesh
| Colour | |
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| Odour | Faint of Perlargonium or apple sauce |
| Taste | Often very acrid |
Stem
Robust, firm to spongey
| Colour | |
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| Texture | Smooth |
| Shape | Cylindric |
Macrochemicals
FeSO4 almost negative, dull yellowish. Guaiac negative to slowly weak greenish
Spores
Warty with connective network
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| Shape | Subglobose |
| Ornamentation | Warty |
| Size | 7.5-9 x 6-7 μm |
Microscopic Features
Pileocystidia numerous, cylindric to irregular, swollen, fusiform at the tips, sometimes appendiculate. 0-2 septate
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Order: Russulales
- ↳ Family: Russulaceae
- ↳ Genus: Russula
Synonyms
- Agaricus felleus Fr.
- Russula ochracea sensu auct.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
G. Kibby (2021) The Genus Russula in Great Britain. Geoffrey Kibby.
