Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

• BasidiomycotaPhylum
• └─ AgaricomycetesClass
• └─ RussulalesOrder
• └─ RussulaceaeFamily
• └─ RussulaGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

Lifestylemycorrhiza

Coniferous and mixed forest, often under pines; in moss and needle litter

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

• edible mushroom
• medicinal mushrooms

Edible after thorough cooking

• ▸ Pure white to ivory convex cap that becomes funnel-shaped with age
• ▸ Firm white flesh that stains ochre-brown, especially towards the base
• ▸ Decurrent, crowded cream-white gills
• ▸ Short, stout, often buried base
• ▸ Faint, oily or fishy odour

One of the largest and most robust brittlegills, often growing partly buried in moss and pine litter, making it easy to overlook until the cap breaks the surface.