Russula flavida

Russula flavida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Russula
Species:	R. flavida
Binomial name
	Russula flavida; Frost 1880
Synonyms
	Russula mariae var. flavida (Frost) Singer 1940

Russula flavida is a member of the large mushroom genus Russula.

Taxonomy

It was described in 1880 by American botanist and mycologist Charles Christopher Frost.

A variant, R. flavida var. dhakurianus, was described in 2005 from Kumaon in the Indian Himalaya.

Description

Russula flavida has a bright yellow to orange yellow cap and stipe and white gills. The cap is convex with a central depression and 2.5–8 centimetres (1–3+1⁄4 in) wide. The stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) long and 1–2 cm (1⁄2–3⁄4 in) thick. The spore print is yellowish-cream.

Distribution and habitat

From June to September, it appears in North America, from eastern Texas to New Hampshire. It is also found in parts of Asia.

It usually surfaces on the ground under hardwood trees.

Uses

The species is edible and contains the pigment russulaflavidin and a related compound.

References

↑ "MycoBank: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.
↑ Peck (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 32: 17–72.
↑ Das K, Sharma JR (2005). Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya. p. 203.
↑ Bills GF, Miller OK Jr (1984). "Southern Appalachian Russulas. I". Mycologia. 76 (6): 975–1002. doi:10.2307/3793015. JSTOR 3793015.
1 2 3 4 5 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
↑ "Russulales News: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.
↑ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
↑ Fröde R, Bröckelmann M, Steffan B, Steglich W, Marumoto R (1995). "A novel type of triterpenoid quinone methide pigment from the toadstool Russula flavida (Agaricales)". Tetrahedron. 51 (9): 2553–2560. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00012-W.

External links

Russula flavida in Index Fungorum. Russula flavida in MycoBank.

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[urlMycoBank-1] "MycoBank: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.

[Peck1880-2] Peck (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 32: 17–72.

[Das2005-3] Das K, Sharma JR (2005). Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya. p. 203.

[Bills1984-4] Bills GF, Miller OK Jr (1984). "Southern Appalachian Russulas. I". Mycologia. 76 (6): 975–1002. doi:10.2307/3793015. JSTOR 3793015.

[audu-5] 1 2 3 4 5 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

[urlRussulalesNews-6] "Russulales News: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.

[7] Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

[Fröde1995-8] Fröde R, Bröckelmann M, Steffan B, Steglich W, Marumoto R (1995). "A novel type of triterpenoid quinone methide pigment from the toadstool Russula flavida (Agaricales)". Tetrahedron. 51 (9): 2553–2560. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00012-W.