- Cap hemispherical when young, then convex to expanded with a depressed centre, brick-red to yellow-red, smooth, sticky in wet weather.
- Gills white to cream-yellow, greying with age.
- Stem white, greying in damaged areas and with age.
- Flesh white, with mild taste, young specimens often somewhat acrid-tasting.
Russula
Copper Brittlegill
Russula decolorans
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in coniferous forest throughout the Nordic region, common in lichen-rich, nutrient-poor pine forest.
Notes
Edible, preferably cooked fresh, but can also be dried or frozen after parboiling.
Similar species
There are some similar brittlegills, but Russula decolorans is characterised by the combination of a brick-red cap and strongly greying flesh.
