GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



colored like the cap or a little paler; usually white at each 

 end; rarely entirely white, i to 2 inches long. 



Spores pale yellow; globular; .0003 inch broad. 



Mary's russula is easily identified by the pruinose (powdery) 

 appearance of the surface of its cap. When moistened and 

 rubbed on white paper it leaves a reddish stain. A few of 

 the gills are forked near the stem. Those caps that are 

 purplish sometimes fade as they grow old, especially at the 

 margin. Murrill. 



This russula is a beautiful and easily recognizable species, 

 though somewhat variable in its colors, varying from deep 

 crimson to purple. The center is sometimes more highly 

 colored than the margin and in old purple specimens the 

 edge is apt to fade to a whitish color and to acquire radial 

 marks or furrows. The spaces between the gills are veiny. 



The taste of the flesh is mild but occasionally specimens 

 are found in which it is slightly peppery. Occasionally the 

 stem tapers downward or is pointed at the base. Forms are 

 seen in which the stem is entirely white, but it is usually 

 colored like the cap or a little paler than the cap, with white 

 ends. Peck. 



Russula purpurina; purpurine russula. Plate XV, Species 

 118. 



On ground in woods and open places; solitary or in groups; 

 June to September; edible; taste mild. 



Cap fleshy; convex when young, flat (plane) when mature 

 or depressed at center; slightly sticky when moist; edge often 

 split ; skin peels ; rosy-pink, paling even to light yellow. 2 to 

 4 inches broad. 



Gills crowded when young; white, turning yellowish when 

 old; extending to but not attached to the stem; almost all of 

 equal length; not forked. 



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