Photographed by C. G. Lloyd.]
DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNGI, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COLOR OF CAP ONLY.
MUSHROOMS WITH RED OR PINK COLORED CAP.
The genus Russula probably contains the largest number of mushrooms with
reddish caps, the word Russula meaning reddish.
+RUSSULA EMETICA = a vomit.+
+The Nauseating Russula.+
+Cap+ bright blood red, at first rosy, then blood color, tawny when old,
3 to 4 inches broad, first bell-shaped, then flattened or depressed,
polished, margin at length grooved (sulcate), flesh white, reddish under
the cuticle. +Stem+ 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, 3/4 of an inch thick, white
or with a reddish hue, spongy, stuffed, stout, elastic when young,
fragile when old, even, tapering slightly upward. +Gills+ free, broad,
rather distant, white.
This is found on the ground among dead leaves, in the woods and open
places from July to December. It has a bitter taste, and is said to be
poisonous. Those eating it are often affected as if they had taken an
emetic. It is easily distinguished by the fact of the flesh turning red
immediately under the skin when it is peeled off.
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