New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Russulales/Russulaceae
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Russulales/Russulaceae
(unconfirmed synonyms: Russula meliolens)
edibility : inedible
|
|
The cap is bright dark red to copper red.
its texture is grainy (breaking like a chalk stick).
The gills are .
It grows on the ground.
The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: | width of cap approximately 9 cm (between 4 and 12 cm) |
| height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 10 cm) |
| thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 10 and 30 mm) |
Russula melliolens is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking
.
| | Above : distribution map of Russula melliolens in the forest of Rambouillet |
|
page updated on 14/01/18