Russula delica Fr.
(Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula)

Interactions where Russula delica is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/CorylushazelsliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Rare Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Notes on a Lime avenue, Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/TilialimesliverootRare
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableRare PINOPSIDA conifers Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersliverootRare
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMinor Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula delica/Russula delicamilk white brittlegill, milk white russulafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga menziesii/Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas firliverootMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007Notes on a Lime avenueField Mycology Vol 8 (1): 5-8.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Russula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula)

Russula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula delica (Milk White Brittlegill, Milk White Russula):

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