Russula sanguinaria (Schumach.) Rauschert
(Bloody Brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula sanguinaria 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 Betula birches 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 sanguinaria/Russula sanguinariabloody brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula sanguinaria/Russula sanguinariabloody brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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 sanguinaria/Russula sanguinariabloody brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
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 sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)
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 sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)

Russula sanguinaria (Bloody 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 sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Russula sanguinaria (Bloody Brittlegill)

One of the common four brittlegill toadstools found under Pine (Pinus). The mycelium forms an ectomycorrhiza with the roots. The cap, and often the stipe, are blood red.

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