#brittlegill

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Heather + Russula

[orofeaiel]

Emerging

[memoriesofthepark]

Brittlegills 》 genus Russula

Forever obsessed with the fabric-like textures found in the gills of gnarled, grumpy looking Russulas like this first specimen. Just gorgeous.

Possibly Bloody brittlegill 》 Russula sanguinea

Caddo Lake State Park, Texas, 3 Aug. 2024

[locallostsoul]

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 MUSHROOM ON A MUSHROOM 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

[mushrooms-i-found]

Gills give my the heebie jeebies but gosh they’re pretty sometimes.

From last summer in Portland, ME

[oakcricket]

green!!!

[mycoblogg]

FOTD #114 : purple brittlegill! (russula atropurpurea)

the purple brittlegill (also blackish-purple russula) is a mycorrhizal fungus in the family russulaceae. it grows with both coniferous & deciduous trees !! it has been recorded in europe, asia & eastern north america. :-)

the big question : can i bite it?? yes, though it's not particularly recommended. it is said to taste.. hot?

r. atropurpurea description :

"the cap is 4–10 cm (1.5–4 in) in diameter. it is dark reddish purple, with a dark; sometimes almost black centre. at first it is convex, but later flattens, & often has a shallow depression. it can also be lighter in colour, or mottled yellowish. the stem is firm, white, & turns grey with age. it measures 3–6 cm in length & 1–2 cm in diameter. the closely set and fairly broad gills are adnexed to almost free, & pale cream, giving a spore print of the same colour."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[emiplayzmc]

MUSHROOMS TODAY!! It's a crying shame I can't / won't eat these (especially not the Amanitas.....) because the last images looked like pastries, and the little juvenile Amanitas looked like dollops of vanilla ice cream 😭😭 I can see why our ancestors probably ate random things they found so that we knew if they were poisonous.

[mushroomgay]

Abernethy Forest, Scotland, August 2023

Ochre brittlegill (Russula citrina)

This lovely edible is a good fungi for beginners to seek.

It is a member of the brittlegill Russula family, a family which split from other fungi very early on. They have unusual round cells, rather than the elongated cells typical to most fungi, which makes the mushroom brittle. You can test if you have a brittlegill by running a finger along the gills, which will break easily.

Once you are a sure you have a brittlegill, most yellow Russulas are safe (I will write about an exception in a moment). You can however perform a taste test to check - chew a small amount of the cap and spit it out. Edible Russulas taste mild, while the poisonous ones have a hot, peppery taste that will burn on your tongue.

Remember: this test is only applicable to Russulas, not to every mushroom! You need to be sure you have a Russula before carrying it out.

One potential confusion to be aware of is the Geranium Brittlegill (Russula fellea), which looks similar but smells strongly of geraniums. Some people label this mushroom as simply inedible rather than toxic, but opinions differ, and either way you want to avoid it. A small taste test as described above is the best way to do this.

[but-the-library-of-alexandria]

the way mushrooms are named in this country makes it so clear they were named by early foragers lol - like here we have Sweet Buttery Little Goodboi of the Woods and her identical twin sister, The Orb of Kill You to Death

[roseletterchan]

Halloween emonette!! Left is her as a spider witch thing and the right is well her as the purple brittlegill mushroom for some reason( don’t even know if it looks like it-)

But anyways, hope you like these designs :>

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Russula sp.

[orofeaiel]

Purple Brittlegill

[memoriesofthepark]

The Flirt~ 》 Russula vesca

Not sure what the origins are for the common name of this species of brittlegill, but I think its funny. 😅😘

There were sooooooo many! A blushed hue poking out from the leaf litter caught my eye and after staring from the sidewalk long enough to decide it wasn't a leaf, I approached to investigate and found several dozen of these little Flirts peeking their heads up from the dirt. How exciting!

Their coloring reminds me of apples (like a nice fuji, or perhaps a gala), and their gills are beautiful, like gathers of fabric.

Southeast Texas, 2 April 2024

[mycosprite]

Mushroom popularity contest gogogo

[alexmurison]

In the deep, dark plantation large carpets of moss decorated with Russula Brittlegill mushrooms bringing some colour to this dark landscape.