Green-cracking Russula
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Green-cracking Russula
Russula
The Green-cracking Russula is a bright green fungus that grows in shady places. It has a fun name because it can crack when you touch it!
Habitat: Forests
Appearance
The Green-cracking Russula has a distinctive cap, usually olive to yellowish-green, which often develops a network of cracks with age, revealing white flesh underneath. Its stalk is white and stout, and the gills are also white, becoming creamier as it matures, setting it apart with its unique cracked green texture.
KingdomFungiPhylumBasidiomycotaClassAgaricomycetesOrderRussulalesFamilyRussulaceaeGenusRussula
Category
FungiRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Interesting facts
Even though it's green, this mushroom cannot make its own food!
It's an expert at sharing food with trees deep underground!
Its bumpy, cracked green cap makes it look like old mossy pavement!
Many animals, like squirrels, love to munch on this crunchy fungus!
Special abilities
Ability
Tree Friend Power
Green-cracking Russula can share nutrients with forest trees because of an amazing underground root network.
Ability
Cracked Cap Camouflage
Green-cracking Russula has a uniquely cracked green cap that helps it blend into leafy forest floors.
Ability
Spore Cloud Shower
Green-cracking Russula can release millions of tiny spores into the air that helps new mushrooms grow far away.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 4-10 cm
- Edibility
- edible
- Cap Diameter
- 5-15 cm
- Growth Substrate
- soil
- Season
- Summer to Fall
- Spore Color
- White
Ecological connections
symbiotic with
White Oak
Quercus alba
Forms a mutually beneficial relationship
symbiotic with
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Exchanges nutrients with its roots
symbiotic with
Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Partners with this tree for nutrient uptake
eaten by
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Squirrels forage for and eat this mushroom
Traits
Deciduous
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Spore Producing
Spore-producing organisms reproduce by releasing small, often single-celled, reproductive units called spores.
Forest
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Also known as
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Safety
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Do not pick or eat anything you find. Some plants and mushrooms can be harmful.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Green-cracking Russula?
4-10 cm
Is Green-cracking Russula edible?
edible
How big is Green-cracking Russula?
5-15 cm
Where is Green-cracking Russula usually found?
Forests
What does Green-cracking Russula grow on?
soil
When is Green-cracking Russula in season?
Summer to Fall
What color are Green-cracking Russula spores?
White
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