Russula Rosea Or Russula Lepida, Known As The Rosy Russula, Is A North Temperate, Some Consider It Edible Other Inedible Stock Photo

Russula rosea or Russula lepida, known as the rosy russula, is a north temperate, some consider it edible other inedible, commonly found mushroom of the large `brittlegill` genus Russula.The cap is convex when young, later flat, mostly bright cinnabar to carmine-red; often with yellow spots and up to 10 cm in diameter. The gills are pale straw-yellow, brittle, and occasionally with a red edge at the rim of the cap. The spores are pale cream. The stem is usually flushed carmine but can be pure white. The flesh is hard and bitter-tasting. This mushroom is commonly found in coniferous forests or near beech trees.