| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Order: Russulales | Family: Russulaceae |
| Species: Russula cuprea J.E. Lange | |
| Synonyms: |
Gnarled Brittlegill Russula firmula Russula luteoviridans Russula nitida Russula nitida var. cuprea Russula urens |
| Common Name: | Gnarled Brittlegill |
| An ectomycorrhizal species | |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (4) Corylus avellana (2) Quercus (2) Quercus petraea (1) Tilia (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (6) Leaf Litter (1) Litter (1) Soil Leaves (1) Soil Mossy (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: July (2) August (2) September (4) October (4) |
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