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Hygrophorus russula

Hygrophorus russula

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An edible mushroom with a reddish cap, pale close gills and a dry stalk that grows under large trees
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Hygrophorus russula
  • We discovered several Hygrophorus russula while foraging in the woods last autumn.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a delicious risotto using fresh Hygrophorus russula mushrooms.

  • Field guides recommend checking the gill color to distinguish Hygrophorus russula from similar species.

  • I found a Hygrophorus russula in the forest.

  • The Hygrophorus russula is a delicious mushroom.

  • The chef prepared a delicious risotto using fresh Hygrophorus russula mushrooms.

  • We discovered several Hygrophorus russula while foraging in the woods last autumn.

  • Field guides recommend checking the gill color to distinguish Hygrophorus russula from similar species.

Surface Forms

Hygrophorus russula singular
Hygrophorus russulas plural

Morphology

Hygrophorus + Russula

This is a taxonomic Latin binomial composed of two genus names; a learner who knows 'Hygrophorus' (a genus of fungi) and 'Russula' (a group of mushrooms) can infer it denotes a species related to those mushrooms. However, the specific properties in the definition (edible, reddish cap, gill and stalk details, habitat) are specialist details not predictable from the constituent names alone, so the relation is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Hygrophorus russula may come from two old words: Hygrophorus meaning 'wet' because the cap is often damp, and russula meaning 'red' for its reddish cap. So the name gives a simple image to remember a wet, red-capped mushroom that is 'edible' and often found under hardwood trees.