mild gulkremle, Russula claroflava, commonly known as the yellow swamp russula or yellow swamp brittlegill, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula. It is found in wet places under birch and aspen woodlands across Europe. It has a yellow cap, white gills and stipe and bruises grey. It is mild-tasting and regarded as good to eat. cap is an egg-yolk yellow. Measuring 4–10 cm, slightly sticky. The cap is half peeling. The 4–10 cm high stem is white, fairly firm, straight and 1–2 cm thick. Its gills are white at first, turns pale ochre, and are adnexed to almost free. All parts turn dark grey on aging or bruising. The smell is fruity and the spore print is pale ochre, and the oval warty spores. The edible but acrid Russula ochroleuca resembles this species, but has a duller yellow cap, and is dry.
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