Russula vinosa, commonly known as the darkening brittlegill, is a species of basidiomycetemushroom found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America in summer and early autumn. Unlike many red-capped members of the russula genus, it is edible and mild-tasting. It is usually understood to have a symbiotic relationship with evergreen tree roots, except for in mountainous areas where it has occasionally associated with birches.[1]
Russula vinosa was originally described in the Swedish guide Svampbok, (lit.'Mushroom Book'), written by M. A. Lindblad [d] for publication in 1901.[2] Romel who came up with the synonymous Russula obscura was an editor for the 1913 release of the text. The specific epithet "vinosa" is derived from the Latinvinum "wine", likely alluding to the wine-colored cap of this species that is capable of acting as a dye.
Descriptionedit
The cap is concave and wine to red-brown in colour, often fading to a pale white or tan in the center with age. The widely spaced gills are white, and adnexed or free. The stipe is cylindrical and white or cream colored. The brittle flesh is light and the taste is mild.
Similar speciesedit
The red-capped color of Russula vinosa is almost impossible to visually separate from other toxic and inedible red-capped Russulas, such as the bloody brittlegill (R. sanguinaria), the sickener (R. emetica), and the beechwood sickener (R. nobilis). It may also be confused with similar edible species such as Russula paludosa and Russula decolorans. It is therefore important to identify the mushroom with absolute certainty before consumption. Chinese and Southeast Asian populations of R. vinosa have been determined to be genetically distinct enough from R. vinosa to be placed in a separate, but anatomically identical species, R. griseocarnosa.[3]
Unlike many other red-capped members of the genus, Russula vinosa is mild-tasting and edible.[7][8] In Sweden where its edibility is noted, it is known as "Vinkremla" alluding to its wine color.[9]
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russula, vinosa, commonly, known, darkening, brittlegill, species, basidiomycete, mushroom, found, coniferous, woodlands, europe, north, america, summer, early, autumn, unlike, many, capped, members, russula, genus, edible, mild, tasting, usually, understood, . Russula vinosa commonly known as the darkening brittlegill is a species of basidiomycete mushroom found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America in summer and early autumn Unlike many red capped members of the russula genus it is edible and mild tasting It is usually understood to have a symbiotic relationship with evergreen tree roots except for in mountainous areas where it has occasionally associated with birches 1 Russula vinosa Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Fungi Division Basidiomycota Class Agaricomycetes Order Russulales Family Russulaceae Genus Russula Species R vinosa Binomial name Russula vinosaLindblad 1901 Synonyms Russula obscura Romel 1906 Russula vinosaMycological characteristicsGills on hymeniumCap is convex or depressedHymenium is free or adnexedStipe is bareEcology is mycorrhizalEdibility is edible Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 Similar species 4 Distribution and habitat 5 Edibility 6 See also 7 ReferencesTaxonomy editRussula vinosa was originally described in the Swedish guide Svampbok lit Mushroom Book written by M A Lindblad d for publication in 1901 2 Romel who came up with the synonymous Russula obscura was an editor for the 1913 release of the text The specific epithet vinosa is derived from the Latin vinum wine likely alluding to the wine colored cap of this species that is capable of acting as a dye Description editThe cap is concave and wine to red brown in colour often fading to a pale white or tan in the center with age The widely spaced gills are white and adnexed or free The stipe is cylindrical and white or cream colored The brittle flesh is light and the taste is mild Similar species editThe red capped color of Russula vinosa is almost impossible to visually separate from other toxic and inedible red capped Russulas such as the bloody brittlegill R sanguinaria the sickener R emetica and the beechwood sickener R nobilis It may also be confused with similar edible species such as Russula paludosa and Russula decolorans It is therefore important to identify the mushroom with absolute certainty before consumption Chinese and Southeast Asian populations of R vinosa have been determined to be genetically distinct enough from R vinosa to be placed in a separate but anatomically identical species R griseocarnosa 3 Distribution and habitat editRussula vinosa is found in Europe and North America It is known from Great Britain Southern Europe New England and Fennoscandia 4 5 6 It usually occurs in coniferous tree stands in summer and early autumn Edibility editUnlike many other red capped members of the genus Russula vinosa is mild tasting and edible 7 8 In Sweden where its edibility is noted it is known as Vinkremla alluding to its wine color 9 See also editList of Russula speciesReferences edit Russula vinosa iucn ekoo se Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Lindblad Matts Adolf 1901 Svampbok Mushroom Book in Swedish Stockholm Iduns Kungliga Hofboktryckeri p 166 Wang XiangHua et al 2009 Russula griseocarnosa sp nov Russulaceae Russulales a commercially important edible mushroom in tropical China mycorrhiza phylogenetic position and taxonomy Nova Hedwigia 88 1 2 269 282 doi 10 1127 0029 5035 2009 0088 0269 Archived from the original on 2023 08 04 Retrieved 2023 08 04 Darkening Brittlegill Russula vinosa inaturalist org Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Russula obscura Romell Peck Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Darkening Brittlegill IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Archived from the original on 2021 06 15 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Vinkremla Russula vinosa svampguiden com Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Vinkremla Russula vinosa Oversikt Finlands Artdatacenter laji fi Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Storkremla ruokavirasto fi Archived from the original on 2022 08 29 Retrieved 2022 08 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russula vinosa amp oldid 1208316462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
