17 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Russula lepida Distribution Common Habitat On soil in deciduous woods, favouring beech and oak Edibility Described by some as edible. and by others as inedible Notes There are numerous red Russula species with which this species could be confused 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 17 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |