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Russula                                                                                                 NSIW  = Not Seen In The West

Russula crustosa    This is one of the classic Russula species of the Eastern North America. Very easy to distinguish. too. Mild taste and I suppose it is good for the table too. Saw it in good numbers everywhere I went in the broadleaved zone. It shows great similarity to the European Russula virescens, but has distinctly more pinkish to purplish hues all around. Russula virescens is listed in North America, but I am starting to doubt whether the listed collections aren't just a greener form of crustosa.             NSIW 

Russula compacta  Another classic Eastern species that we do not see in the West. Abundant under Oaks. It starts out entirely white and turns brown with the slightest bruising. At first sight it can be confused with Russula brevipes, but is softer overall and just mildly acrid.

Russula sp. Mild taste. Probably pulchra, but needs to be examined. One of the 128 red Russula in NA
Russula variata   The basic concept of this mild species are greenish to purplish hues and crowded but distinctly forking gills (not very common in Russula). There is something in the variegation of the pileus that makes is stand apart from the similar Russula cyanoxantha. 

Russula modesta
The members of Section Ingratula (below) below have odor varying between that of almonds (the fragrantissima group) to bleach (the foetens group). They tend to come up in the Summer

Russula laurocerasi.  Almondish odor.
Russula laurocerasi
Russula sp. Odor of bleach. Something in the foetens group. Distinctly yellowish stipe...

Russula sp.  Blackening very slowly with a slight pinkish inter-phase. Latently strongly acrid.

Russula ochroleuca
Russula sp. Mildly acrid.
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