Russula decolorans (Russula decolorans)
- Vaega: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Vaevaega: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Vasega: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Vasega laiti: Incertae sedis (o le tulaga le mautinoa)
- Poloaiga: Russulales (Russulovye)
- Aiga: Russulaceae (Russula)
- Genus: Russula (Russula)
- ituaiga: Russula decolorans (Russula graying)
Ua mou atu Russula
Russula graying (O le t. Russula decolorans) is a species of mushrooms included in the genus Russula (Russula) of the Russula family (Russulaceae). One of the most easily identified European russula.
Russula gray grows in moist pine forests, often but not abundantly, from June to October.
Hat, ∅ up to 12 cm, first, then or
, yellowish-red-orange or yellow-brown, with a thin, slightly streaked
edge. The peel is torn off to half the cap.
Pulp, graying at the break, the smell of mushrooms, the taste is sweetish at first, towards old age
mata'utia.
The plates are frequent, thin, brittle, first white, then turning yellow and finally graying.
The spore powder is pale buffy. Spores are ellipsoid, prickly.
Leg 6-10 cm long, ∅ 1-2 cm, dense, white, then graying.
The mushroom is edible, the third category. The cap is eaten fresh and salted.
Russula graying is widespread in the spruce forests of Eurasia, as well as in North America, but in many countries it is rare and listed in the local Red Books.