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Russula xerampelina – Crab brittlegill

Synonyms: Agaricus esculentus, Agaricus xerampelinus, Russula alutacea, Russula atrosanguinea, Russula barlae, Russula erythropus.

Common name: crab brittlegill.

Russian names: Syroezhka bureiushchaya, Syroezhka aromatnaya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Russula xerampelina, also commonly known as the crab brittlegill or the shrimp mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the brittlegill genus Russula. Two subspecies are recognised. The fruiting bodies appear in coniferous woodlands in autumn in northern Europe and North America. Their caps are coloured various shades of wine-red, purple to green. Mild tasting and edible, it is one of the most highly regarded brittlegills for the table. It is also notable for smelling of shellfish or crab when fresh.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Crab brittlegill mushrooms (Russula xerampelina) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2016
Unnamed Road, Pesochnyy, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Dark red crab brittlegill mushrooms (Russula xerampelina) in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 11, 2017
Unnamed Road, Kannelyarvi, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188850

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