Russula cremoricolor Earle is a fungus in the Russulaceae family, order Russulales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Russula cremoricolor Earle

Russula cremoricolor Earle

Russula cremoricolor Earle is a mildly toxic mushroom with color variants that complicate field identification.

Family
Genus
Russula
Order
Russulales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Russula cremoricolor Earle

This mushroom species, Russula cremoricolor Earle, comes in red, cream-yellow, and pink color variants. This variation makes it difficult to identify the species in the field. In its habitat, Russula cremoricolor Earle grows in groups. This species is mildly toxic. Eating even small amounts of it causes intestinal distress, and its acrid taste also discourages consumption.

Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Russulales Russulaceae Russula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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