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pleasant when young, but quite acrid when old. Alutacea will be known mostly 

 by its mild taste, broad, and yellow gills. It is quite common, but does not grow 

 in groups. It is sweet and nutty. 

 From July to October. 



Russula ochrophylla. Pk. 

 Ochrey Gilled Russula. Edible. 



Ochrophylla is from two Greek words meaning ochre and leaf, because of 

 its ochre-colored gills. 



The pileus is two to four inches broad, firm, convex, becoming nearly plane 

 or slightly depressed in the center; even, or rarely very slightly striate on the 

 margin when old; purple or dark purplish-red; flesh white, purplish under the 

 adnate cuticle ; taste mild. 



The gills are entire, a few of them forked at the base, sifbdistant, adnate at 

 first yellowish, becoming bright, ochraceous-buff when mature and dusted by the 

 spores, the interspaces somewhat venose. 



The stem is equal or nearly so, solid or spongy within, reddish or rosy tinted, 

 paler than the pileus. The spores are bright, ochraceous-buff, globose, verruculose, 

 .0004 of an inch broad. Peck. 



This is one of the easiest Russulas to determine because of its purple or 

 purplish-red cap, entire gills, at first yellowish, then a bright, ochraceous-buff when 

 mature. The taste is mild and the flavor fairly good. 



There is also a plant which has a purplish cap and a white stem, called Russula 

 ochrophylla albipes. Pk. It quite agrees in its edible qualities with the former. 



R. ochrophylla is found in the woods, especially under oak trees, in July and 

 August. 



Russula lepida. Fr. 

 The Neat Russula. Edible. 



Lepida, from lepidus, neat. 



The pileus firm, solid; varying in color from bright red to dull, subdued 

 purplish with a distinct 'brown ; compact ; convex, then depressed, dry unpolished ; 

 margin even, sometimes cracked and scaly, not striated. 



The gills are white, broad, principally even, occasionally forked, very brittle, 

 rounded, somewhat crowded, connected by veins, sometimes red on the edge, 

 especially near the margin. 



