Lexic.us

Definition of Genus Russula

1. Noun. Large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Russula

Literary usage of Genus Russula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mushroom Book: A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our by Nina Lovering Marshall (1904)
"genus Russula The genus Russula may usually be recognised by its brittle character, added to its fleshy stem and the fact that the lamellae are usually ..."

2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"The fungi belonging to the genus Russula are generally to be avoided; there is, however, one species (R. alutacea), with a reddish top and thick yellowish ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The genus Russula is closely related to Lactarius, but lacks the milky juice. In this genus occur many of the brilliant-colored agarics. ..."

4. A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology by John William Harshberger (1917)
"... as already Stated, the amateur should be cautious and avoid all red species of this genus. Russula rubra Cap convex, flattened, finally depressed, dry, ..."

5. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"One of the best of mushrooms for the kitchen within the genus Russula. which has representatives in most parts of the globe. Dr. Cooke mentions further as ..."

6. Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"... cells is shared by the genus Russula which is at once separated from Lactarius by the absence of a juice which exudes in drops. ..."

7. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George Massee (1892)
"... the only certain method is to examine the spores microscopically, and also in the mass as thrown down on paper. In the genus Russula, included in the ..."

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