13 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Russula sanguinea Cap Convex, then flattened, margin sometimes furrowed, cuticle peelable at the margin, bright to dull red, to about 10 cm across Gills Adnexed or decurrent, whitish then pale yellow Stem Cylindrical, finely grooved longitudinally, white, often reddish with age Flesh Firm, brittle, white Smell Indistinct Taste Somewhat hot, sometimes bitter Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat With conifers Spore Print Cream Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, coarsely warty (7-10) x (6-8) µm2 Edibility Inedible |