Russula integra

Russula integra

Coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, rarely large. Cap 5-12 cm across, flattened, slightly depressed in the middle, reddish-brown, purplish or violet-brown, yellowish-bronze in colour. Gills white, when old ochre-yellow, adnate. Stem 5-9x1.5—3 cm, white, sometimes streaked with red. Flesh white, thick, brittle, mild in taste. Characteristic features: cap margins crimped, warty-grooved, the cuticle peels easily, stem massive. Grows singly or in small groups. Edible, of good taste. Uncommon, but widespread in the forests of Lithuania.