Russula (Noun)
Meaning
Large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Russula is a diverse and widely distributed genus of mushrooms found throughout the world, including species that can be poisonous.
- Many members of the Russula genus can be recognized by their brittle, easily broken caps and stipe bases that become brittle and crack with age.
- This specific Russula fungus produces an unusually large mushroom cap with deep shades of greenish blue color.
- There are about 750 species in the Russula genus that grow on or in association with soil or moss in diverse ecosystems worldwide.
- Because they resemble the edible mushrooms from other genera in many aspects, several poisonous Russula species must be handled carefully.