Taste mild to faintly peppery

Russula persanguinea is a mycorrhizal species (symbiotic with plant roots) in eucalypt forest and woodlands usually found in small, dispersed groups. Cap to around 9 cm, convex but depressed at the centre, pinky red to dark purple red. Flesh white. Gills adnexed (just reaching the stem) white but becoming cream with age. Brittle, dry, white stem. No smell, taste mild to faintly peppery.

Photo: Klaus Querengasser