- Cap convex to expanded, pinkish-red to yellow-red, often paler reddish-yellow towards the centre.
- Gills adnexed, egg-yolk yellow and brittle.
- Stem white, brittle, easily breaking.
- Flesh white, with mild taste and smell.
Russula
Golden Brittlegill
Russula risigallina
LC
Least concern
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with oak and beech in broadleaf forest in the southern Nordic region.
Notes
Russula vitellina and Russula risigallina are sometimes regarded as one and the same species, and the cap colour is the only obvious difference. The food value is the same for both species.
Similar species
Russula vitellina is closely related and has a yellow cap without pinkish-red tones.
