Russula paludosa (Bog Brittlegill)

Russula paludosa

Coniferous forests, sphagnum pine forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, large. Cap 8-15 cm across, peels easily, damp, slimy, shiny when dry, red, purplish-red, the centre of a deeper colour. Gills white, cream, when old yellow, broad, adnate, free. Stem 5-12(15)x 1.5-3 cm, white, with pink streaks. Characteristic features: grows in bogs, flesh white, firm, not bitter. Appears singly or in groups in damp forests, especially sphagnum pine forests. Edible, very common. Similar to the Copper Brittlegill, but redder and not darkening.