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russula
/ ˈrʌsjʊlə /
noun
- 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
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The species of Russula in many respects resemble Lactarii without milk.
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Amongst the latter may be enumerated Russula heterophylla, Fr., which is very common in woods.
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Of special habitats, we may allude to Nyctalis, of which the species are parasitic on dead fungi belonging to the genus Russula.
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The genus Marasmius is much addicted to dead leaves; Russula, to open places in woods, springing immediately from the soil.
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There is also a plant which has a purplish cap and a white stem, called Russula ochrophylla albipes.
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