Purple-Bloom Russula
Russula sp-IN22
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Description
The Purple-Bloom Russula (Russula sp-IN22) is a colorful mycorrhizal mushroom that can be found in woodland settings in the summer. This one was found in an Oak/Hickory woodland at Indian Cave State Park in eastern Nebraska growing from soil near Chinkapin Oak, Shagbark Hickory, Northern Red Oak, Bur Oak, Black Oak, distant Elm and Black Walnut trees.
The smell and taste are pleasant, reminding the mycologist of floral notes. It's distinctly purple with reddish hints and the gills are yellow. The large cap creates a bowl in the center (narrowly depressed) with age. It's not uncommon to find little pools of rainwater in these little "mushroom bowls".
Observations
July 13th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
#198
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Growing solitarily in open mixed oak/hickory woodland near edge.
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Nearby Trees: Chinkapin Oak, Shagbark Hickory, Northern Red Oak, Bur Oak, Black Oak, distant Elm and Black Walnut.
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Smell: Unique, and pleasant, almost floral.
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Taste: Pleasant.
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KOH: Orange on pileipellis, light orange on trama, lighter orange on hill face, and turning the red on stipe to light orange.
AAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCCGTAGGTGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTATAACCGAGGTGCTAGGGCTGTCGCTGACCCTTTGAAGGGTCGTGCACGCCCAAGTACTCTCTCACATCCATCTCACCCCCTTTGTGCATCATCGCGTGGGCTACCTTTTTGGCTTGTTCCAAGAAGGTTGGTTCGCGTTTTTACACACACCCACACCTTTATGTATAGAATGTCTTACTTTTTGCGGTCATACGCAATAAATAAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAACACATCCTCAACCTTCTTTTGGTTTTTTTGACCAGGGAAGGCTTGGACTTTGGAGGTCTTTCATTGCTGGTATCCTTTCAAAGCCAGCTCCTCCTAAATGAATCAGTGGGGTCCACTTTGCTGATCCTTGACGTGATAAGTATTATTCTACGTCTCGGGTTTTCGCAGTGTCACCGTGGAACCTGCTTCGAACCGTCTTTGAACAAAGACAATGTTCGGGTTTCGACTCGAACCACAAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGView MycoMap DNA Results
Created April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM and last updated April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM