Image of Russula queletii Fr. 1872

Description:

Slo.: Queletova golobica - Habitat: Young dense patch of Picea abies stand within predominantly Fagus sylvatica forests, south incline mountain slope, calcareous ground, no ground vegetation, shallow soil layer, warm place but total shade; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 5-7 deg C, elevations 920 m (3,000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: forest soil, almost certainly mycorrhiza with Picea abies. - Comments: Growing in loose group of several species; pileus diameter 8(10) cm, (3(4) inch), taste burning, smell fresh but not strong, flesh brittle, SP crme, pileus cuticle doesn't peel easily (the mushrooms were quite dry). - Spore dimensions: Warty, 8,0 (SD = 0,4) x 7,2 (SD = 0,4) micr., Q = 1,13 (SD = 0,04), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 923 (2) http://www.terra.hu/gomba/html/russula_queletii.html (3) http://www.nahuby.sk/atlas-hub/Russula-queletii/Plavka-Queletova/Holubinka-Queletova/ID465 (4) http://www.pilz-baden.ch/galerie/queletii.html (5) Personal communication; determined by Mr. Bojan Rot, www.gobenabovskem.si and Mr. Anton Poler.