Russula mutabilis Murrill
is in the foetid group of russulas that have a maraschino cherry or almond aroma. Brownish-orange tacky cap with yellowish bloom on margin of younger specimens and a shallow central depression and striate margin on older ones. (It is the sole russula in the foetid group with an orange-brown cap and yellowish stem). Cap cuticle peels at least half-way. Gills close, cream colored with red specks developing as the fruiting body matures. Yellow-orange stem (except top third of stem is whitish). Stipe bruises reddish from base upward. Mycorrhizal with oaks. It is in the Russulaceae family of the Russulales.
Russula mutabilis
Russula mutabilis