Russulas
An extensive group of Agarics with compact, brittle fruit-bodies, usually with brightly coloured caps and with thick fleshy gills (24.jpg), regularly spaced and adnexed or nearly free. Forming ectomycorrhiza. Spores white, cream, ochre, yellow. In Britain 120 species of Russula occur. Certain Russula species can only be identified with certainty using chemicals and a microscope.
Listed taxa:
- Russula aeruginea, Grass Green Brittle Gill
- Russula albonigra, Scorched Brittle Gill
- Russula amoenolens
- Russula brunneoviolacea
- Russula claroflava, Bright Yellow Brittle Gill
- Russula coerulea
- Russula cyanoxantha, Rainbow Brittle Gill
- Russula drimeia
- Russula emetica f. longipes, Sickener
- Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Fragile Brittle Gill
- Russula gracillima
- Russula laurocerasi, Entire Brittle Gill
- Russula mairei, Purple-bloom Brittle Gill
- Russula nigricans, Blackening Brittle Gill
- Russula ochroleuca, Common Yellow Brittle Gill
- Russula olivaceoviolascens, Reddish-black Brittle Gill
- Russula paludosa
- Russula parazurea
- Russula queletii
- Russula rosea, Rosy Brittle Gill
- Russula violeipes
- Russula virescens, Cracked Green Brittle Gill