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    Russula solaris

    Russula solaris Ferd. & Winge · Russulaceae

    Inedible

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    Russula solaris
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    Russula solaris is a rare, yellow-capped brittlegill of beech woods with a hot taste and an ochre spore print. This combination is unique among European brittlegills.

    SeasonJuly to October
    Spore printochre
    FamilyRussulaceae
    1. Cap. The cap is 3 to 6 cm wide, bright yellow to golden yellow.
    2. Underside. The gills are pale ochre yellow.
    3. Stem, ring and volva. The stem is white. There is no ring and no volva.
    4. Smell and taste. It tastes hot.
    5. Flesh and colour change. The flesh is white and brittle.

    Lookalikes

    Hot and possibly mildly poisonous.

    Habitat & Season

    Grassy spots in beech woods. Lowland to middle mountain regions.

    Host trees

    Beech, more rarely oak.

    Season

    possible good main season

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    Safety

    Never eat a mushroom you have not identified with certainty. Not an edible mushroom: do not collect it for the kitchen.

    Advice for your country

    United Kingdom

    Poison centre:

    NHS 111 (England)111

    Emergency: 999 · 112

    Ireland

    Poison centre:

    National Poisons Information Centre (public line)(01) 809 2166

    Emergency: 112 · 999

    Germany

    Poison centre:

    Giftnotruf Berlin030 19240Giftinformationszentrum München089 19240GIZ-Nord Göttingen0551 19240

    Emergency: 112

    Mushroom advice: DGfM: find a mushroom expert. Certified mushroom experts of the German Mycological Society (DGfM).

    Collecting rules: Mushrooms that are not specially protected may be collected in small quantities for personal use unless a protected area or ban applies. Certain specially protected edible species (e.g. cep, chanterelle, birch bolete) may be collected in small quantities for personal use.

    Austria

    Poison centre:

    Vergiftungsinformationszentrale (VIZ)01 406 43 43

    Emergency: 112 · 144

    Mushroom advice: Austrian Mycological Society (ÖMG): mushroom advice. Mushroom advice by the Austrian Mycological Society or regional services such as municipal market offices.

    Collecting rules: At most 2 kg of mushrooms per person per day unless the forest owner has prohibited collecting; organised collecting events are prohibited. Additional state rules apply (collecting hours, closed seasons), e.g. Carinthia, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Salzburg.

    Conservation and collecting rules

    Not specially protected; near-threatened list.

    Salzburg: collecting inedible mushrooms is prohibited.

    Red List Germany: Near threatened

    Why it is not edible

    Hot taste, possibly mildly poisonous.

    A rare species on the near-threatened list; leave it standing.

    Frequently asked questions

    Russula solaris: is it edible?

    No, it is considered inedible. Hot and possibly mildly poisonous.

    Russula solaris: when and where does it grow?

    The season in central Europe runs from July to October. Tree partner and habitat: Beech, more rarely oak. Soil: Grassy spots in beech woods. Altitude: Lowland to middle mountain regions.

    Russula solaris: what are the lookalikes?

    The most important distinction is from Ochre brittlegill (Russula ochroleuca, edible with restrictions): It has a white spore print. Other lookalikes: Russula acetolens.

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