Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae: Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.

Russula cyanoxantha – charcoal burner

Synonyms: Agaricus cyanoxanthus, Agaricus lividus, Hypophyllum virens, Russula angustata, Russula cutefracta, Russula cutifracta, Russula flavoviridis, Russula peltereaui, Russula subacerba, Russula variata.

Common name: charcoal burner.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Russula cyanoxantha, synonymous with R. xyanoxantha, commonly known as the charcoal burner, is a basidiomycete mushroom, distinguished from most other members of the genus Russula by the fact that its gills do not split, but are soft and flexible. It is one of the most common species of Russula in Europe.

Basque: Urritx, Catalan: Cualbra morada, Chinese: 藍黃紅菇, Czech: Holubinka namodralá, Dutch: Regenboogrussula, Estonian: Siniroheline pilvik, Finnish: Kyyhkyhapero, French: Russule charbonnière, Georgian: ღვინიო, German: Frauen-Täubling, Hungarian: Kékhátú galambgomba, Lithuanian: Melsvažalė ūmėdė, Polish: Gołąbek zielonawofioletowy, Romanian: Vinețica porumbeilor, Russian: Сыроежка сине-жёлтая, Sakha: Күөх сиик тэллэйэ, Serbian: Љубичастозелена красница, Slovenian: Modrikasta golobica, Swedish: Brokkremla, Ukrainian: Сироїжка синьо-зелена.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Grey and green charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms Russula cyanoxantha in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2018
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Side view of grey and green charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms Russula cyanoxantha in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2018
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Pale violet charcoal burner brittlegill mushroom Russula cyanoxantha in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2018
Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Greenish charcoal burner brittlegill mushroom Russula cyanoxantha in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2018
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms Russula cyanoxantha in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 18, 2018
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Dark-green brittlegill mushrooms Charcoal burner (Russula cyanoxantha) on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2020
Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Underside of Charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms (Russula cyanoxantha) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2020
Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms (Russula cyanoxantha) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Underside of brittlegill mushrooms Russula cyanoxantha in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA

Charcoal burner brittlegill mushrooms (Russula cyanoxantha) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 11, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA

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• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.
• There is a Wikipedia article about this species.

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