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Russula subfoetens (Least Stinking Brittlegill)
W.G. Sm. 1873
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Russulales > Russulaceae
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Holkham Meals West TF8745Snettisham, Ken Hill Estate TF6734Sporle Wood TF8611

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3 records from 3 different sites
Years (# of records): 2015 (1) 2024 (1) 2025 (1)
Months: JFMAMJJASOND
Association: Pinus
Substrates: litter, deciduous; soil
Finders: Charlie Hey; Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett
Identifiers: Jenny Kelly; Jeremy Bartlett
Confirmers: None
Comment: 'KOH on stem golden yellow and less ornamented spores separates from R. foetens. '

Record Details

12/08/2015 Snettisham, Ken Hill Estate; TF675345; litter, deciduous; Jenny Kelly; Jenny Kelly
02/11/2024 Sporle Wood; TF8611; soil; Charlie Hey; Jeremy Bartlett; Lit. cited: 186
; Additional NotesVery similar to R. foetens (Stinking Brittlegill) but KOH makes the flesh go yellow and the spores have a different structure. The stem and gills bruised ochre and it tasted slightly hot. Kibby doesn't mention the fishy smell - usually described as oily or unpleasant - but apparently the fishiness develops in older specimens of R. foetens, according to the First Nature website - and presumably in R. subfoetens too. Second Norfolk record, but supposed to be commoner than R. foetens in the south of England.

14/10/2025 Holkham Meals West; TF877455; Pinus; soil; Jeremy Bartlett; Jeremy Bartlett; "KOH on stem golden yellow and less ornamented spores separates from R. foetens. "; Lit. cited: 186;132

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