Russula virescens
f. cul. innocuus-crudus
f. cul.
Russula virescens f. cul. innocuus-crudus
innocuus-crudus: eaten raw by published tradition, AND carrying no molecule of concern. A raw tradition is not an exemption from cooking: these species are cooked far more often than they are eaten raw, and the cooking is for digestion, never rescue.
On The Innocuus List, Innocuus Crudus, Medicinal Use, The Complete Table.
GBIF: photographs, names and where it has been found.
Sources
| Li et al. 2021 | 26 reports of eating without harm Li H, Tian Y, Menolli N Jr, Ye L, Karunarathna SC, Perez-Moreno J, Rahman MM, Rashid MH, Phengsintham P, Rizal L, Kasuya T, Lim YW, Dutta AK, Khalid AN, Huyen LT, Balolong MP, Baruah G, Madawala S, Thongklang N, Hyde KD, Kirk PM, Xu J, Sheng J, Boa E, Mortimer PE (2021). Reviewing the world's edible mushroom species: a new evidence-based classification system. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 20: 1982-2014. Supplementary Table S1. link |
| Boa E 2004 | ‘food(m)’ — Annex 3 Boa E R (2004). Wild edible fungi: a global overview of their use and importance to people. Non-Wood Forest Products 17. Rome: FAO. ISBN 92-5-105157-7. link |
| Wu et al. 2026 | ‘食药用’ edible and medicinal — entry 1438, 变绿红菇 Wu F, Liu SB, Wang XH, Zhang M, Yang ZL, Dai YC (2026). 中国食药用菌物种编目 [Species cataloging of edible and medicinal fungi in China]. 菌物学报 Mycosystema 45(1): 250237. link |
| Wu et al. 2019 | ‘Improving eyesight’ — Wu et al. 2019, Table 1, p. 43, citing Dai et al. 2009 Wu F, Zhou L-W, Yang Z-L, Bau T, Li T-H, Dai Y-C (2019). Resource diversity of Chinese macrofungi: edible, medicinal and poisonous species. Fungal Diversity 98: 1-76. doi:10.1007/s13225-019-00432-7. Table 1, 'Medicinal fungi and their function(s)'. link |
| Xu et al. 2023 | ‘食用’ edible — Xu et al. 2023, Appendix 1, no. 521 Xu W-Q, Li Y, Li H-J, Liu D-M, Yang N, Zhang Q, He S-H (2023). 北京市大型真菌物种多样性调查与资源评价 [Species diversity and resource evaluation of macrofungi in Beijing]. 生物多样性 Biodiversity Science 31(10): 23196. link |
Innocuus Crudus. Eaten raw, as recorded by Talmamax.it (insalata di colombina verde) · Ricette al verde 2014 (russule all'insalata).
Medicinal Use. Medicinal use: Improving eyesight (Wu et al. 2019, Table 1, p. 43, citing Dai et al. 2009). Listed as medicinal: Boa 2004, Annex 3, (m); Wu et al. 2026, 食药用 ‘edible and medicinal’; Boa 2004, Annex 3, food(m). Also eaten as food: on the Innocuus List.
Cite this pageRubel, William. 2026. “Russula virescens.” Taxonomy of Toxins. Last modified 24 October 2026. https://taxonomyoftoxins.com/species/russula-virescens/