| Name | Russula xerampalina |
| Group | Agaric |
| Description | Distinctive contrast beween bright red pileal surface and white stipe and hymenophore. Strong fishy odor when decomposing |
| Distribution | Ubiquitous in Q. oleoides forests of the ACG |
| Pileus | |
| Color | Red |
| Shape | Convex to plane |
| Diameter | 3-10 cm |
| Surface | Smooth |
| Margin texture | Crenate |
| Margin Shape | Involute to plane |
| Context color | White |
| change? | None observed |
| Hymenophore | |
| Color | White |
| change? | None observed |
| Gill attach | Subdecurrent |
| Gill spacing | Close |
| Lamellulae? | Few |
| Stipe | |
| Color | White |
| Position | Central |
| Form | Plug-shaped |
| Length | 5-8 cm |
| Diameter | 2 cm |
| Surface | Smooth |
| Other | |
| Growth habit | Solitary to scattered |
| Volva | No |
| Annulus | No |
| Spore Print | Pale yellow |
| Notes | Stipe hollow, “chalky”, splits easily with pressure, some stipes nearly hollow others with large amounts of less organized material between walls. |
