✅ Edibility Note
EDIBLE: Mild flavor. OLIVE CAP + YELLOW GILLS + BRITTLE FLESH diagnostic. Taste test (mild specimens edible). Cook thoroughly.
Description
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.
Habitat & Distribution
Habitat: Mycorrhizal with hardwoods, especially beech and oak. Grows on ground in deciduous forests. European species. Scattered.
Region: Europe, Eastern US
Seasonality
Summer through fall (July-October).
Typical months: Jul-Oct
Common Lookalikes
Always verify identification to avoid these similar species:
- Other olive/green Russulas
- Lactarius - have LATEX
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