Image of Russula emetica (Schaeff.) Pers. 1796

Description:

Slo.: bljuvna golobica - Habitat: Mixed wood, almost solely Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica, mossy ground, in shade, quite humid place, calcareous ground, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: mossy soil. - Comment: Spore print white, taste burning sharp (with some delay). Spores 8.2 (SD= 0.62n) x 6.9n (SD=0.41n), n=15 (Motic B1-211, mag. 1000x Oil, in water). - Ref: R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 899. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 182.