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Yellow Swamp Russula
Edible 
Autumn 
Summer 
One of the best tasting Russulas and being so bright yellow and usually shiny, easy to identify.
| Mushroom Type | |
| Common Names | Yellow Swamp Russula, Yellow Swamp Brittlegill |
| Scientific Name | Russula claroflava |
| Season Start | Aug |
| Season End | Oct |
| Average Mushroom height (CM) | 10 |
| Average Cap width (CM) | 10 |
Cap
Convex flattening out with a depression in the centre. Bright egg yellow and usually shiny. Sticky to the touch.
Gills
Gills white and attached to the stem. Crowded. Bruising grey. Brittle to the touch.
Stem
White and not tapering with no skirt. Should snap like a piece of chalk.
Flesh
White bruising grey.
Habitat
Wet boggy ground in mixed woodland, particularly with birch.
Possible Confusion
Russula ochroleuca, pictured, but this is edible, if a bit acrid, and has a duller yellow cap.
The Geranium Scented Russula, Russula fellea, is dirtier yellow with a smell of geraniums and is very hot when placed on the tongue.
Spore Print
Pale ochre. Ellipsoid with warts.
Taste / Smell
Good. Mild with slight heat.
Frequency
Uncommon.
Other Facts
The Russula family split from other mushrooms, evolutionarily, many years ago and have round cells instead of most other living organisms which have elongated cells, this gives Russulas the common name Brittlegills as the cells make the mushroom brittle.
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