Russula blue (Russula azurea)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (of uncertain position)
- Order: Russulales (Russulovye)
- Family: Russulaceae (Russula)
- Genus: Russula (Russula)
- Type: Russula azurea (Russula blue)
Russula blue grows in coniferous forests, mainly in spruce forests, in whole nests. It is found in the middle zone of the European part of Our Country, the Baltic states.
It usually grows in groups in coniferous forests from August to September.
The cap is from 5 to 8 cm in diameter, fleshy, dark in the center, lighter along the edge, first convex, then flat, depressed in the middle. The skin is easily separated from the cap.
The pulp is white, relatively strong, not caustic, odorless.
The plates are white, straight, mostly forked-branched. Spore powder is white. Spores are almost spherical, warty-prickly.
The leg is solid, always white, often slightly club-shaped, 3-5 cm high, strong young, later hollow, old even multi-chambered.
The mushroom is edible, the third category. Possesses high palatability. Used fresh and salted