Distribution: Broad Widespread in Northern Hemisphere
Conservation Status: Not of concern
a large, hard mushroom, with brownish or blackish brown cap and flesh that turns red when bruised; it blackens almost completely in age. The spores are white and the taste is mild to slightly acrid.
It is distinguished from similar species, such as R. adusta and R. densifolia by its widely spaced gills.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Russula nigricans in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
CalPhotos: Russula nigricans photos.