10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. 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 Frequent Habitat With conifers Spore Print Cream Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, coarsely warty (7-10) x (6-8) µm2 Edibility Inedible 
A spore print on a glass slide. 10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
Spores in Melzer's solution viewed with a 100X immersion objective. 10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
13 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |