Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula sardonia Fr.
Synonyms: Russula chrysodacryon
Russula chrysodacryon forma viridis
Russula chrysodacryon var. viridis
Russula drimeia
Russula drimeia forma viridis
Russula drimeia var. flavovirens
Russula emeticiformis
Russula sardonia var. citrina
Russula sardonia var. emeticiformis
Russula sardonia var. mellina
Russula sardonia var. sardonia
Russula sardonia var. viridis
Common Name: Primrose Brittlegill


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula sardoniaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Pinus sylvestris (12)
Pinus (9)
Pinus contorta (4)
Fagus sylvatica (3)
Picea (2)
Betula (1)
Quercus (1)
Pinus nigra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Bog (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (14)
Soil Grassy (3)
Soil Leaves (3)
Soil Needle (3)
Soil Mossy (2)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
August (5)
September (25)
October (18)
November (1)