About Russula claroflava Grove
This is a medium-sized mushroom species in the genus Russula, with the scientific name Russula claroflava Grove. Its cap is colored egg-yolk yellow, and measures 4โ12 cm (1.5โ4.5 in) across. When moist, the cap is slightly sticky, so leaves and other debris often stick to its surface. Mature specimens usually have a slight depression at the cap center, and the cap margin becomes furrowed. Half of the cap's surface can be peeled away from the flesh. The mushroom's stem is 3โ8 cm long, 1โ2 cm thick, white, fairly firm, and straight. Its gills are pale ochre in color, and attach to the stem in an adnexed to almost free arrangement. All parts of the mushroom turn dark gray when they bruise or age. It has a fruity smell, and produces a pale ochre spore print. Its spores are oval and warty, with an average size of 9.5 x 8 ฮผm. Russula claroflava fruits in summer and autumn. It usually grows in association with birch (Betula) or aspen (Populus) on heaths and moors, and prefers damp locations near ponds or lakes, often growing in sphagnum. It is occasionally found in drier sites. This species occurs in Britain, across northern Europe, and throughout North America.
