Russula romellii    Maire 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Russulales/Russulaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Russulales/Russulaceae  

edibility : unknown edibility

photo gallery of Russula romellii
photo gallery of Russula romellii potential confusions with Russula romellii toxicity of Russula romellii genus Russula  

The cap is purple red, discolouring to olive-green in its centre.

its texture is grainy (breaking like a chalk stick).

The gills are (nb of gills per 90° ~ 35 ). It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 11 cm (between 6 and 15 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 4 and 10 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 30 mm (between 15 and 48 mm)


Russula romellii is quite rare and localised in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking .
here should be the distribution map of Russula romellii in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Russula romellii in the forest of Rambouillet



page updated on 14/01/18