Shrimp Russula
Russula fucosa
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Description
This mushroom was found growing in a well-decomposed pocket in a fallen broadleaf tree log. Not a typical place to find Russula, but why not? Russula fucosa falls within the Shrimp Russula group. Members of this group commonly smell like fish or shrimp, have red caps, and whitish or yellow spore print. This odd specimen was found at Indian Cave State Park in southeastern Nebraska during the summer.
Observations
June 28th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#141
Growing on halfway submerged, well decayed hardwood in low mixed oak/hickory woodland draw.
Taste: not distinctive. Stipe bruises light-brown when handled.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTACAACCGAGGTGCAAAGGCTGTCGCTGGCCCTCAAAGGTCGTGCACGCCCGAGTGCTCTCACACAATCCATCTCACCTTTGTGCATCACCGCGTGGGTCCCCTTTGCGGGAGGGCTTGCGTTTTCACATAAAACTTGATACAGTGTAGAATGTTTCTTTTGCGGTCACACGCAATCAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGCATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAAATCTTCAAAATCCTTTTTCCTTTGAACCATTGTGGTCGGGAAAAGGGGTTTTGGACTTGGAGGTTTAATGCTCGCCCTTTCTTTCGAAAGTTGAGCTCCTCTCAAATGAATTAGTGGGGTCCGCTTTGCTGATCCTTGACGTGATAAAATGTTTCTACGTTTTGGGTTTAGCTCTGTTCCTTGGACGCCTGCTCCTAACCGTCTCATTGACAATGATGGCGCTCTGGTCACTTGCCGTCTACATCGGCGGGAGGCTGGACCCACAAAAAGAAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
References
Kuo, M. (2009, March). North American Shrimp Russulas: "Russula xerampelina." Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/russula_xerampelina.html
Created April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM and last updated April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM