Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.
(Greencracked Brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula virescens 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 QuestionableMinor 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 virescens/Russula virescensgreencracked brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesliverootMinor
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 virescens/Russula virescensgreencracked brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor

Interactions where Russula virescens is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
(rotting) rotting fruitbody is decayed by larva Fungomyza albimana an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Fungomyza albimana/Fungomyza albimanaan anthomyzid flylarva Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula virescens/Russula virescensgreencracked brittlegillrottingfruitbody larva is saprobic on rotting fruitbody

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
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) Vol 58, Supp 1.

Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula virescens (Greencracked 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 virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cullington, P. 2004 Those Green Russulas! Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 24-27.

Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill):

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