Russula aurata, with Russula xerampelina, var. alutacea, on Planche XXVII of Léon Dufour's 1891 Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Vénéneux. Restored from the plate for home printing.
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Two species on this sheet
N°
accepted today
as printed, 1891
N° 61
Russula aureagenus changed
Russula aurataRussule doréemarked edible, 1891
N° 62
Russula xerampelinagenus changedShrimp Russula
Russula xerampelina, var. alutaceaRussule couleur feuille mortemarked edible, 1891
From Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Vénéneux, Léon Dufour, Paris, 1891.
Captions transcribed by hand from the plate.
A note on the 1891 marks
A historical document. Nomenclature and edibility assessments have changed considerably since 1891 — several species marked comestible here are now known to be toxic. Not a foraging guide.
