Russula Pers.
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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ID refs
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Species 35 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 24 images 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species aggregate 2 subtaxa 33 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 54 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 21 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 28 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 21 images
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Species 65 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 1 subtaxa 48 images 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 56 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 37 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 3 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 35 images 1 ident. refs
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Species aggregate 3 subtaxa 68 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 1 subtaxa 64 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 4 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 48 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 9 images
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 22 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 9 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Cap (Click to open)
Species 33 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 4 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 6 images
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Species 43 images 2 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 30 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 34 images
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Species 25 images
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 11 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 3 images
Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 8 images 2 ident. refs
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Unidentified 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cullington, P. 2004 Those Green Russulas! Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 24-27.
Galli, R. 1996 Le Russule 480pp, Edinatura
Kibby, G. 2010 The genus Russula in Great Britain, with synoptic keys to the species (2010 edition) Privately published, September 2010 edition, 123pp, Blurb
Kibby, G. 2008 *** The Genus Russula in Great Britain with Synoptic Keys to Species (ed 4) ***(Superseded) Privately published, 4th edition edition, 109pp
Kibby, G. 2008 *** The Genus Russula in Great Britain with Synoptic Keys to Species (ed 5) ***(Superseded) 5th edition edition, Blurb
Kibby, G. 2003 Key to British species of Russula in the R. xerampelina group Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 93-100.
Kibby, G. 2001 *** Synoptic Keys to the British species of the Genus Russula (excluding subgenus Compactae) ***(Superseded) Privately published, 1.1 Sept 20, 2001 edition, 25pp
() Kibby, G. 2001 Key to blackening species of Russula of section Compactae Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 95-97, rear cover.
() Marchand, A. 1971 Champignons du Nord et du Midi (9 volumes) over 2,000 in totalpp, Société Mycologique des Pyrénées Méditerranéenes
Moreau, P.-A. 2006 Comments on B & K 6 illustrations of Lactarius and Russula Documents Mycologiques, Nouvelle série Vol 34: 144-148.
() Rayner, R.W. 1985 *** Keys to the British Species of Russula ***(Superseded) 3 edition, 99pp, British Mycological Society
Reumaux, P. 1999 Russules rares ou méconnue Fungi Non Delineati Pars VIII.
Romagnesi, H. 1967 *** Les Russules d’Europe et d’Afrique du Nord ***(Superseded)
Sarneri, M. 1998 Monografia Illustrata del genere Russula in Europa Tomo Primo & Secondo, Vol 1: 1998, Vol 2: 2005 edition, 1568pp, A.M.B. Fondazione Centro Studi Micologici
Tortelli, Mario 2004 Use of Guaiac in the Identification of Russula Field Mycology Vol (3): 92-98.

Subsection Foetentinae

Bazzicalupo , A. 2011 A key to Russula subsections Foetentinae and Pectinatae sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/identification/id-keys/russula-pectinatae-and-foetentinae

Subsection Pectinatae

Bazzicalupo , A. 2011 A key to Russula subsections Foetentinae and Pectinatae sites.google.com/site/scottishfungi/identification/id-keys/russula-pectinatae-and-foetentinae

Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 376 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
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