The Flirt / Bare-toothed Brittlegill

Russula vesca

Coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests. Summer, autumn.

Medium-sized. Cap 5-10 (12) cm across, the cuticle peels easily, matt, dry, pinkish-brown, violet-red, cream, spotted greyish-yellowish, firm, especially in the central part. Gills white, becoming yellowish when old, adnate. Stem 3-8x 1.5-2 (3) cm, tapering towards the base, white. Flesh white, firm, not bitter, with a pleasant smell. Characteristic features: cap firm, especially the central part; gills white, usually faintly spotted pinkish, yellowish when old. Grows singly or in small groups. One of the most valuable brittlegills. Common.