- Cap hemispherical when young, then convex to expanded with a depressed centre, slightly sticky in wet weather, often somewhat wrinkled towards the centre, with a flesh-pink cap cuticle that often does not reach all the way to the cap margin.
- Gills white, adnate to decurrent, often brown-spotted with age.
- Stem relatively short, hard, narrowing towards the stem base.
- Flesh white, compact, with mild taste.
Russula
The Flirt
Russula vesca
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in coniferous and deciduous forest and in parks throughout the Nordic region.
Notes
One of our best brittlegills, with pleasant texture and good mild taste.
Similar species
There are several similar brittlegills, but typical features of Russula vesca are the flesh-pink cap colour, the hard stem and the cap cuticle not reaching all the way to the cap margin.