EDIBLE: Mild flavor. OLIVE CAP + YELLOW GILLS + BRITTLE FLESH diagnostic. Taste test (mild specimens edible). Cook thoroughly.
Olive Russula has olive-brown to olive-green cap (5-12 cm), sticky. Gills yellowish. Stem white. KEY: OLIVE CAP color, BRITTLE FLESH, yellowish gills. Flesh white. Spore print ochre. Mild to slightly acrid.
| Family | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Genus | Russula |
| Edibility | Edible* |
| Toxicity | unknown |
| Season | Jul-Oct |
| Habitat | Mycorrhizal with hardwoods, especially beech and oak. Grows on ground in deciduous forests. European species. Scattered. |
| Region | Europe, Eastern US |
Habitat: Mycorrhizal with hardwoods, especially beech and oak. Grows on ground in deciduous forests. European species. Scattered.
Region: Europe, Eastern US
Summer through fall (July-October).
Typical months: Jul-Oct
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