Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Russula sanguinea (Bull.) Fries, Epicr. Myc. 351. 1838
Agaricus sanguineus Bull. Herb. Fr. pi. 42. 1780.
Pileus convex, then expanding, and at length depressed in the center, 5-7.5 cm, broad; surface blood-red or becoming pale near the margin, glabrous; margin even, acute: context firm, white, cheesy, acrid; lamellae white, some short ones present, forked, at first adnate, then decurrent, close, narrow; stipe white or reddish, at first contracted at the apex, then equal, spongy-stuffed: spores cream-white, broadly elliptic to ovate, echinulate, 6-7 X 7-8.7 fi.
Type locaI/ITy: France. Habitat: On the ground in woods.
Distribution: North Carolina and Vermont; also in Europe.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
