tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077040588181255505.post302675551764120209..comments2023-08-20T02:45:23.532-07:00Comments on Fungiphilia: Red Russula (Russula sp.)Alex Paysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298165707348155338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077040588181255505.post-83483578626451082562009-10-14T17:25:01.907-07:002009-10-14T17:25:01.907-07:00Jani,
Thanks for the scoop on the russulas in Finl...Jani,<br />Thanks for the scoop on the russulas in Finland!<br />In general I have shied away from most of the gilled mushrooms so far- we have enough tasty boletes and similar that I can normally find something good and be pretty sure of what I am getting into!<br /><br />Perhaps in another couple years I will start to be confident enough to try them- but for the time being I am happy being alive and sure. :)<br /><br />Drop a line if you visit New England and we can go for a hike.Alex Paysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298165707348155338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9077040588181255505.post-2318791442821566812009-08-02T06:05:03.307-07:002009-08-02T06:05:03.307-07:00Hi
At the moment russalas are propably most commo...Hi<br /><br />At the moment russalas are propably most common edible mushrooms in Finland. I think them as safe to collect, since at least in Finland there are no poisonous russala species. <br /><br />Some russulas are almost impossible to name, but edibility is easy to check. It is to taste it. I taste small chunk of mushroom, usually from the gills and check if taste is mild or something else. If it is mild, then it is edible. Ofcourse I spit it away. If it was one those non-edibles, taste is so bad that I do automaticly after few seconds. Some edibles have a bit acrid taste on the gills especially when they are young, but their taste is still very mild.<br /><br />There is only one edible red capped russula here: russula paludosa and it is delicious, and huge. Definitely worth to collect. Non-edible red capped russalas are usually smaller, their cap is brighter and they may have reddish tint in leg too. <br /><br />Those with blueish or brownish tint in their reddish caps are another story then. They are also delicious and there are less similar non-edibles than with reds.<br /><br />Yellow capped are probably easier to recognize. Just yesterday there was a forest full of yellow swamp russulas. There are other yellow capped russlas here too, but those are smaller, have a bit different tint of yellow and are also edible - just not as good as russula claroflava.<br /><br />There are more than hundred russula species in Finland. I bet that in New England there can be even more! <br /><br />Happy hunting!<br /><br />Jani - Mushroom geek from FinlandJanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379630690379791104noreply@blogger.com