Least Stinking Brittlegill

Habitat

This species grows on soil in mixed and broad-leaved woodlands, appearing in groups or troops particularly in old woods containing oak or beech trees.

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Appearance

Cap

Measuring 3 to 10 centimeters wide; initially hemispherical or rounded, eventually flattening with a depressed center. The surface is dull honey-yellow to brownish, becoming sticky or slimy when wet. The margin is notably grooved and covered in small, irregular bumps.

Stem

Measuring 3 to 9 centimeters long and 1 to 2.5 centimeters thick; firm but brittle, often narrowing toward the base or spindle-shaped. It is pale honey-yellow or whitish, and the surface may appear wrinkled or grooved.

Gills

Initially cream to yellowish, frequently developing brown spots. They are attached to the stem and spaced fairly far apart.

Flesh

Pale straw to whitish in color, turning yellow when cut and reacting strongly with KOH to turn bright golden or yellow. It has a slightly unpleasant, fruity or fetid smell. The taste is spicy in the gills and cap cuticle but mild in the stem.

Spore print

White to pale cream.

Edibility

This species is considered inedible. It has a slightly unpleasant or fetid odor and a hot, acrid taste in the cap cuticle and gills, though the flesh may be mild. It is easily confused with Russula foetens, which features different flesh characteristics.

Nutrient Source

This mushroom forms a symbiotic relationship with trees, exchanging nutrients with their root systems.

Common Names

Danish

Honninggul kam-skørhat, Honninggul skørhat

Dutch

Vergelende stinkrussula

English

Least Stinking Brittlegill

Finnish

valehaisuhapero

French

Russule fausse-fétide

German

Gilbender Stink-Täubling

Norwegian Bokmål

gulnende stankkremle

Norwegian Nynorsk

gulnande stankkremle

Swedish

gulnande stinkkremla