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Yellow Swamp Brittlegill
Russula claroflava
Russula claroflava, commonly known as the yellow russula, yellow swamp russula or yellow swamp brittlegill, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula. It has a yellow cap, white gills and stipe and bruises grey.
The species is found in wet places under birch and aspen woodlands across Europe and North America. It is mild-tasting and regarded as a good edible mushroom.
From the article Russula claroflava on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This medium-sized member of the genus Russula has a cap that is an egg-yolk yellow. Measuring 4–12 cm (1.5–4.5 in) in diameter, it is slightly sticky when moist, and leaves and other debris often stick to it. There is usually a slight depression in the centre of mature specimens, with the margin becoming furrowed. The cap is half peeling. The stem is 3–8 cm long, white, fairly firm, straight and 1–2 cm thick. Its gills are pale ochre, and are adnexed to almost free. All parts turn dark grey on aging or bruising. The smell is fruity and the spore print is pale ochre, and the oval warty spores average 9.5 x 8 μm.
Similar species. The edible but acrid Russula ochroleuca resembles this species, but has a duller yellow cap. R. lutea is also similar.
Range & habitat
Russula claroflava appears in summer and autumn, usually with birch (Betula), or aspen (Populus), on heaths and moors, preferring damp places near ponds or lakes, often occurring in sphagnum. It is occasionally found in drier places. It occurs in Britain, across northern Europe, and throughout North America.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
This mushroom is edible and good, with a mild taste, both in Europe and North America.
Wikipedia: “Edibility”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129329.