Russula flavida

Russula flavida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Russula
Species:	R. flavida
Binomial name
	Russula flavida; Frost 1880
Synonyms
	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". 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.
^ Das K, Sharma JR (2005). Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya. p. 203.
^ Bills GF, Miller OK Jr (1984). "Southern Appalachian Russulas. I". Mycologia. 76 (6): 975–1002. doi:10.2307/3793015. JSTOR 3793015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
^ "Russulales News: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.
^ Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
^ Fröde R, Bröckelmann M, Steffan B, Steglich W, Marumoto R (1995). "A novel type of triterpenoid quinone methide pigment from the toadstool Russula flavida (Agaricales)". Tetrahedron. 51 (9): 2553–2560. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00012-W.

External links

Russula flavida in Index Fungorum Russula flavida in MycoBank.

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[urlMycoBank-1] "MycoBank: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.

[Peck1880-2] Peck (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 32: 17–72.

[Das2005-3] Das K, Sharma JR (2005). Russulaceae of Kumaon Himalaya. p. 203.

[Bills1984-4] Bills GF, Miller OK Jr (1984). "Southern Appalachian Russulas. I". Mycologia. 76 (6): 975–1002. doi:10.2307/3793015. JSTOR 3793015.

[audu-5] Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

[urlRussulalesNews-6] "Russulales News: Russula flavida". Retrieved 2014-12-24.

[7] Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.

[Fröde1995-8] Fröde R, Bröckelmann M, Steffan B, Steglich W, Marumoto R (1995). "A novel type of triterpenoid quinone methide pigment from the toadstool Russula flavida (Agaricales)". Tetrahedron. 51 (9): 2553–2560. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00012-W.

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