Which Sickener is this ??

[godders]

Found in mixed woodland today, there were about 8 of these fungi, all at differing stages of being eaten.

Primarily a beechwood, but also birch and coniferous trees close by.
Smelt slightly fruity to me, didn't want to taste it.





any help to ID would be appreciated, Beechwood Sickener or The Sickener ??

regards Nick

[Chris Yeates]

hi

I would suspect neither!

Russula is generally a very difficult genus - often requiring examination of the spores (treated with iodine preparations) and cap elements (treated with sulphovanillin); plus there are a lot of them in the UK

cheers

Chris