Beechwood sickener Russula nobilis

Features

It grows in summer and autumn in deciduous and mixed forests, mainly under beeches.

Species	Glive
Living space	Conifer forest, Deciduous forest, Mixed forest
Size	3-6 cm

Description

The cap is a red or rosy colour, 3–6 cm wide, convex to flat, or slightly depressed, and weakly sticky. It peels only to a third of its radius, which reveals pink flesh. The flesh is firm and white or sometimes yellowish, smells of coconut, and tastes peppery. It is often damaged by slugs. The stem is 2–5 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide, cylindrical, (firmer than its conifer dwelling namesake, Russula emetica), and white. The gills are narrowly spaced, adnexed, rounded, and white, often with a faint blue-green sheen. The spore print is white. Toxic.