I found this little devil out on our first collection day. Admittedly I was paying a bit more attention to the scenery than I should of, but then so was the mushroom I discovered. This one had picked out a perfect perch on an outcropping of rock, overlooking the beauty of the forest. I guess we both enjoyed sightseeing.
Figure 1. Russula atropurpurea (side view)
Figure 2. Russula atropurpurea (topside)
Name: Russula atropurpurea
Family: Russulaceae
Collection Date: 9/15/2011
Habitat:Found in forest of mixed hardwood and conifers. This particular specimen discovered on an outcropping of rock, growing on top of a slimy black film layer.
Location: Cleveland Metroparks - South Chagrin Reservation
Description: Cap 3.3 cm radially, dark red (borderline purple) with center darkening towards black. Gills white and flaring upward, making cap slightly convex with depression at center. Stalk 3 cm tall, white with scarlet tinge near base.
Collector: Andrew Burns
Key Used: Arora. D., (1986) Mushrooms Demystified 2nd Edition, Ten Speeds Press, New York, NY
Keying Notes:
Major Groups of Fleshy Fungi… p.52
Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)…p. 58
1b. Spores forcibly discharged; gills exposed at maturity…2
2a. Spore print white to buff, yellow…3
3b. Neither volva nor warts present…4
4b. Veil absent…6
6b. Gills usually platelike or bladelike…7
7b. Gills/flesh not exuding latex (milk or juice) when broken…8
8a. Cap usually plane to depressed at maturity; veil absent…p. 63, Russulaceae
1b. Latex absent…p. 83, Russula
1b. Fruiting body small to medium sized, cap not particularly hard, brightly colored…10
10b. Not as above…11
11b. Fruiting body not yellow-brown, ochre, or orange…12
12a. Cap 5-12 cm broad, typically dark red with a nearly blackish center; common under hardwoods in eastern North America… Russula atropurpurea (=R. krombholzii)
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