EDIBLE: Mild flavor. BRIGHT YELLOW + WETLAND HABITAT + BRITTLE FLESH diagnostic. Taste test (mild specimens edible). Cook thoroughly.
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.
| Family | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Genus | Russula |
| Edibility | Edible* |
| Toxicity | unknown |
| Season | Jul-Sep |
| 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 |
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
Summer through fall (July-September).
Typical months: Jul-Sep
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