Russula flavida is a member of the large mushroom genus Russula, described in 1880 by American botanist and mycologist Charles Christopher Frost[2] and found in North America and parts of Asia.[3] It has a bright yellow to orange yellow cap and stipe and white gills.[4]
The species is edible[5] and contains the pigment russulaflavidin and a related compound.[6]
A variant, R. flavida var. dhakurianus, was described in 2005 from Kumaon in the Indian Himalaya.[7]
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