Hygrophorus russula (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kauffman
(Pinkmottle Woodwax)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax)
Genus	Hygrophorus (woodwax toadstools)
Family	HYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hygrophorus russula is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Hygrophoraceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Henrici, A.	2013	Notes & Records (Jan 2013)	Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 33-36.

Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hygrophorus
(woodwax toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax)

Vulnerable

EX 1903

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hygrophorus russula is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)