Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula amethystina Quél.

Synonyms:

Amethyst Brittlegill

Common Name:

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Photographer: © Roy Anderson

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (2)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: September (1) November (1)