Edibility:

Good


Eating notes: 

Retains a firm almost crunchy texture after cooking.


Preserving: 

Dries easily. 




                        



Description


Cap: 

5-15cm, heavily convexed initially, later flattened or slightly depressed. The cap colour is very variable (both between specimens and ona single specimen). A mixture of purple, wine, olive, brown, green. Greasy when wet.


Gills: 

Adnexed or slightly decurrent and narrow. The gills are flexible rather than brittle (as most Russula are). The gills may have some forking.


Stem: 

5-10cm cylindrical brittle white. No ring or volva.


Spores: 

White


Flesh: 

Thick, firm and white


Habitat: 

In troups on the ground with deciduous trees


Frequency: 

Very Common