Russula pilocystidiata
McNabb 1973
Description:
Common name: None
Found: Nothofagus and Leptospermum forests
Substrate: Ground
Spore: White
Height: 60 mm
Width: 60 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: Unknown
Macro images:
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 8 mm.
 
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 9.5 mm.
 
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 9.2 mm.
 
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 6.6 mm.
With age this species tends to loose all it purple colouring on both the cap and sometimes the stalk.
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 6.6 mm.
This is a little unusual having more green then red in the cap.
Russula pilocystidiata
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Scale= 6.5 mm.
 
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