Russula aeruginea Fries
Monogr. Hymenomyc. Suec. 2(2): 198. 1863.
Common Name: none
For description see Kauffman, Roberts, & 'California Mushrooms'.
Solitary to gregarious in soil in coastal conifer and montane pine-fir forests; common, fruiting in fall in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, seldom along the coast.
Edible and good.
Russula aeruginea is recognized by a green to grayish green cap that fades to yellowish green in age, never developing purple or vinaceous shades, a white stipe, mild taste, and pale yellow spores. Two other green-capped species, R. heterophylla and R. smithii, have white spores.
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