Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula fellea (Fr.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus felleus Russula ochracea Tegyll Brau Chwerw

Common Name:

Geranium Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (104) Quercus (5) Quercus petraea (3) Tilia (2) Castanea sativa (2) Quercus robur (1) Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1) Corylus avellana (1) Betula pendula (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (17) Woodland (15) Parkland and scattered trees (13) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (13) Woodland: mixed (10) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (8) Woodland: broadleaved (7) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (4) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (59) Soil Leaves (20) Soil Mossy (16) Soil Grassy (5) Leaf Litter (2) Dead Branch (1) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (2) July (6) August (25) September (68) October (72) November (4)