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brittlegills
Russula
Around 750 worldwide species of ectomycorrhizal mushrooms compose the genus Russula. They are typically common, fairly large, and brightly colored – making them one of the most recognizable genera among mycologists and mushroom collectors. Their distinguishing characteristics include usually brightly coloured caps, a white to dark yellow spore print, brittle, attached gills, an absence of latex, and absence of partial veil or volva tissue on the stem. Microscopically, the genus is characterised by the amyloid ornamented...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Russula
subgenusRussula
Heterophyllidiae
subgenusHeterophyllidiae
Brevipes
subgenusBrevipes
Integrae
sectionIntegrae
Compactae
subgenusCompactae
Malodorae
subgenusMalodorae
Blackish-red Russula
speciesRussula vinacea
Russula clelandii
speciesRussula clelandii
Crassotunicata
subgenusCrassotunicata
Russula ochroleucoides
speciesRussula ochroleucoides
Amethystinae
subsectionAmethystinae
Archaea
subgenusArchaea
Cape Brittlegill
speciesRussula capensis
Tenellae
sectionTenellae
Sphagnophilinae
subsectionSphagnophilinae
Hixson's brittlegill
speciesRussula hixsonii
Melliolentinae
subsectionMelliolentinae
Violaceinae
sectionViolaceinae
Russula americana
speciesRussula americana
Russula mordax
speciesRussula mordax
Russula stuntzii
speciesRussula stuntzii
Russula grundii
speciesRussula grundii
Russula ballouii
speciesRussula ballouii
Russula rubroalba
speciesRussula rubroalba
Russula consobrina
speciesRussula consobrina
scarlet brittlegill
speciesRussula pseudointegra
Russula perlactea
speciesRussula perlactea
Russula sierrensis
speciesRussula sierrensis
Russula psammophila
speciesRussula psammophila
Russula smithii
speciesRussula smithii
Russula albidula
speciesRussula albidula
Russula fuegiana
speciesRussula fuegiana
Russula subgraminicolor
speciesRussula subgraminicolor
Vinegar Brittlegill
speciesRussula acetolens
Castanopsidum
subsectionCastanopsidum
Russula griseascens
speciesRussula griseascens
Russula placita
speciesRussula placita
Russula tenuiceps
speciesRussula tenuiceps
Russula sericeonitens
speciesRussula sericeonitens
Russula cistoadelpha
speciesRussula cistoadelpha
Russula cystidiosa
speciesRussula cystidiosa
yellow brittleball
speciesRussula stricklandiorum
Russula luteobasis
speciesRussula luteobasis
Betulinae
subsectionBetulinae
Russula purpureomaculata
speciesRussula purpureomaculata
Russula mendocinensis
speciesRussula mendocinensis
Russula griseocarnosa
speciesRussula griseocarnosa
Russula idahoensis
speciesRussula idahoensis
Russula sp. 'brevipes-PNW25'
speciesRussula sp. 'brevipes-PNW25'
Russula congoana
speciesRussula congoana
Russula subdepallens
speciesRussula subdepallens
Pallidosporinae
subsectionPallidosporinae
Russula subazurea
speciesRussula subazurea
Russula alnetorum
speciesRussula alnetorum
Russula parapallens
speciesRussula parapallens
Russula sp. 'IN154'
speciesRussula sp. 'IN154'
Russula leprosa
speciesRussula leprosa
Russula tyrrhenica
speciesRussula tyrrhenica
Magicae
subsectionMagicae
Russula appalachiensis
speciesRussula appalachiensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.172
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.187
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.195
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.204
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.205
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.144
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.47
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.132
Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet
J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.308
Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet
J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.308
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48339.