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russula

/ ˈrʌsjʊlə /

noun

  1. any fungus of the large basidiomycetous genus Russula , of typical toadstool shape and often brightly coloured, such as the yellow R. ochroleuca and R. lutea , the green R. aeruginea , the violet-pink R. fragilis , and the purple R. atropurpurea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The species of Russula in many respects resemble Lactarii without milk.

Amongst the latter may be enumerated Russula heterophylla, Fr., which is very common in woods.

Of special habitats, we may allude to Nyctalis, of which the species are parasitic on dead fungi belonging to the genus Russula.

The genus Marasmius is much addicted to dead leaves; Russula, to open places in woods, springing immediately from the soil.

There is also a plant which has a purplish cap and a white stem, called Russula ochrophylla albipes.

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