THE SICKENER (Fungus)
Russula Emetica
Brittlegill Family [Russulaceae] 
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Brittlegill Family [Russulaceae]
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| 20 Aug, 2009. Mixed woodland, Dunblane, Scotland. | Photo: © Derek Mayes |
| The cap is bright scarlet red with a satin sheen and without white warts. |
| 20 Aug, 2009. Mixed woodland, Dunblane, Scotland. | Photo: © Derek Mayes |
| The stem and gills brilliant white. |
| 20 Aug, 2009. Mixed woodland, Dunblane, Scotland. | Photo: © Derek Mayes |
| The cap readily peels off spontaneously during rain. |
| 20 Aug, 2009. Mixed woodland, Dunblane, Scotland. | Photo: © Derek Mayes |
| Hermispherical at first the cap may flatten with age and the deep colour washed out with rain. |
| 20 Aug, 2009. Mixed woodland, Dunblane, Scotland. | Photo: © Derek Mayes |
| The colour is often washed off by rain and also nibbled away by the tiny woodland faeries |
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Easily confused with : Fly Agaric. Whilst certain red funghi can be, well, fatally attractive, Russula emetica cannot be mistaken after a taste test (go on, nibble a bit raw - it imparts a burning hot sensation to the tongue) but very much like a few other Russulas and can be mistaken for the nasty Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) [which is mild tasting - ha!]. It belongs to the Brittlegill family (Russulaceae) ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Brittlegill Family [Russulaceae]
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