The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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fruitbody | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | Pinus | pines | Pinales: Pinaceae | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine | Pinales: Pinaceae | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota | 517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
Russula caerulea (Humpback Brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula caerulea (Humpback Brittlegill) |
Russula caerulea (Humpback Brittlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula caerulea (Humpback Brittlegill):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Russula caerulea (Humpback Brittlegill) |
One of the common four brittlegill toadstools found under Pine (Pinus). The mycelium forms an ectomycorrhiza with the roots. The cap is deep purple and the cuticle tastes bitter or nutty.
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