Free Images - SnappyGoat.com- bestof:mushroom poisonous green purple fungus poison toxic

Click Here for More Images from iStock- 15% off with coupon 15FREEIMAGES

Hallucinogenic mushroom Psilocybe semilanceata

The magical world of fungi, from mushrooms to fungal networks and families in brown and red colors in the forest in a sunny autumn day

A striking, vibrant purple mushroom beautifully emerges from a bed of lush green moss in a tranquil forest setting

$Russula sardonia, commonly known as the primrose brittlegill, is a mushroom of the genus Russula, which are commonly known as brittlegills. The fruiting body, or mushroom, is a reddish-purple, the colour of blackberry juice, and is found in coniferous woodland in summer and autumn. It is inedible, and like many inedible members of the genus, has a hot, peppery taste.\nDescription:\nThe cap grows to around 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. It is commonly purplish-red, but brownish, and greenish forms have been recorded. Usually it is darker in colour towards the middle, which is convex when young, but becomes depressed in the centre with age. The stem is occasionally white, but more commonly is flushed with pale purple-red, and has a grape-like; easily removed bloom. It is 3–8 cm tall and 1–1.5 cm in diameter. The adnexed to slightly decurrent gills are pale primrose yellow, and they darken with age. They are narrow, and exude water droplets when young.(see photograph left) They also turn slowly pink when ammonia is dropped onto them. This identifies the mushroom to species level, and is a ‘must do’ test for the rarer colour forms. The spore print is cream.[1] The flesh is firm, and has a very hot taste, making the mushroom inedible.\nDistribution and habitat:\nRussula sardonia appears in late summer and autumn; growing with Pinus (pine) in coniferous woodland, on sandy soils. It is a common mushroom, and is found across Britain, and Northern Europe. It does not occur in North America. \nEdibility:\nThis mushroom is inedible, and has a 'pepper hot' taste. (Source Wikipedia). \n\nThis nice Russula was growing under Pine Trees in the Voorsterbos (Noordoostpolder), Netherlands.$