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Fungi

Charcoal burner

Russula cyanoxantha

Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.

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Charcoal burner
Photo: Björn S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Russula cyanoxantha
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Under the cap
Gills
Cap
Domed, Flat
Stem
Bare
Lives by
Partner of trees
Season
Summer, Autumn
Habitat
Broadleaf forest
Spore print
White
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • Its species name cyanoxantha is Greek for 'blue-yellow'.
  • The genus name Russula comes from Latin russus, 'red', though many of its species are not red.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q246696 · All fungi · All entries