Greasy Green Brittlegill

Russula heterophylla

Coniferous and deciduous forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, large. Cap 6-12 (14) cm across, the cuticle peels easily, matt, greyish-green, yellowish-green, green, with a grey or brownish tinge. Gills white, when old yellow, adnate. Stem 3—7x1—3 cm, white, darkening with age. Flesh white, not bitter, with a pleasant smell and taste. Characteristic features: gills forked near the stem, when old spotted pinkish; stem white, turning grey when old; grows more in coniferous forests. Grows singly or in small groups. Edible, a valuable brittlegill. Not rare.