Biology:Russula flavida
| Russula flavida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. flavida
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| Binomial name | |
| Russula flavida Frost 1880
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Russula mariae var. flavida (Frost) Singer 1940 | |
Russula flavida is a member of the large mushroom genus Russula.
Taxonomy
It was described in 1880 by American botanist and mycologist Charles Christopher Frost.[2]
A variant, R. flavida var. dhakurianus, was described in 2005 from Kumaon in the Indian Himalaya.[3]
Description
Russula flavida has a bright yellow to orange yellow cap and stipe and white gills.[4] The cap is convex with a central depression and 2.5–8 centimetres (1–3 1⁄4 in) wide.[5] The stem is 3–7 cm (1 1⁄4–2 3⁄4 in) long and 1–2 cm (1⁄2–3⁄4 in) thick.[5] The spore print is yellowish-cream.[5]
Distribution and habitat
From June to September, it appears in North America, from eastern Texas to New Hampshire.[5] It is also found in parts of Asia.[6]
It usually surfaces on the ground under hardwood trees.[5]
Uses
The species is edible[7] and contains the pigment russulaflavidin and a related compound.[8]
References
- ↑ "MycoBank: Russula flavida". http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=187446. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ↑ Peck (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History 32: 17–72.
- ↑ Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya. 2005. pp. 203.
- ↑ "Southern Appalachian Russulas. I". Mycologia 76 (6): 975–1002. 1984. doi:10.2307/3793015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. pp. 199. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ "Russulales News: Russula flavida". http://www2.muse.it/russulales-news/tx_photos.asp?index=5532. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ↑ "A novel type of triterpenoid quinone methide pigment from the toadstool Russula flavida (Agaricales)". Tetrahedron 51 (9): 2553–2560. 1995. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00012-W.
External links
Russula flavida in Index Fungorum Russula flavida in MycoBank.
Wikidata ☰ Q20720443 entry
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