✅ Edibility Note
EDIBLE: Mild flavor. BRIGHT YELLOW + WETLAND HABITAT + BRITTLE FLESH diagnostic. Taste test (mild specimens edible). Cook thoroughly.
Description
Yellow Swamp Russula has bright yellow cap (3-10 cm), sticky. Gills white to cream. Stem white. KEY: BRIGHT YELLOW CAP, BRITTLE FLESH, grows in WET/BOGGY areas. Flesh white. Spore print white to cream. Mild to slightly acrid.
Habitat & Distribution
Habitat: Mycorrhizal with birch and willow in WET areas - swamps, bogs, wet woods. Distinctive wetland habitat. Northern species. Scattered.
Region: Northeast, Upper Midwest, Canada, Northern Europe
Seasonality
Summer through fall (July-September).
Common Lookalikes
Always verify identification to avoid these similar species:
- Other yellow Russulas - check habitat
- Lactarius - have LATEX
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