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Russula virescens

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Russula virescens is a basidiomycete mushroom commonly known as the green-cracking Russula, the quilted green Russula, or the green brittlegill. It has a distinctive pale green cap that is up to 15 cm wide, the surface of which is covered with darker green angular patches. It has white gills, and a firm, white stipe up to 8 cm tall and 4 cm thick. Regarded as one of the best edible mushrooms of the genus Russula, it is popular in Spain and China. With a taste that is described variously as mild, nutty, fruity, or sweet, it is cooked by grilling, frying, sautéeing, or eaten raw. R. virescens fruits singly or scattered on the ground in both deciduous and mixed forests, forming mycorrhizal associations with broadleaf trees such as oak, European beech, and aspen. In Asia, it associates with several species of tropical lowland rainforest trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae. The ribonuclease enzyme of R. virescens has been studied and shown to have a unique biochemistry compared to other edible mushrooms. Mushrooms contain biologically active polysaccharides, and a laccase enzyme that can break down several dyes used in the laboratory and in the textile industry.
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 * Promoted: June 8, 2013
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 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:42, 16 April 2016 (UTC)