Russula kermesina T. Lebel
Syn. Macowanites carmineus
This is a red secotioid species found under beech. The cap never fully opens and the white gills remain distorted. The stipe is also white. Cap diam: up to 50 mm.
Russula griseoviolacea McNabb
This species can vary in colour from dark greyish magenta to grey-violet to deep purple and occasional dark grey to black as well as having greenish yellow areas. The gills are white to pale cream. The stipe is white with pale pink tints, especially towards the base.
Russula macrocystidiata McNabb
A magenta to violet coloured species with grey overtones, often with yellow to greenish yellow areas. The gills are white to creamy white, sometimes with a rosy tint to the edge. The stipe is white overlain with greyish magenta to pink colours.
Found under tea tree and beech.
