Cap convex to slightly depressed, and often shiny scarlet or cherry red, becoming sticky at wet. The skin can be peeled off at least halfway to the centre and the flesh of Russula emetica is pink beneath the cuticle. Gills are whitish, becoming pallid straw, more or less free, brittle, and narrow. Stem white, cylindrical, sometimes yellowing slightly with age. The base is slightly clavate. It has no ring. Spore print white or very pale cream.
Microscopic Features: Spores are ellipsoidal, measuring 8-11 x 7.5-8.5µm, and have conical warts that are up to 1.2µm tall. These warts are connected by narrow lines, forming a well-developed reticulum.
Russula emetica on the www.first-nature.com web site.
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