Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus atropurpureus Amanita rubra Russula atropurpurea var. krombholzii Russula depallens var. atropurpurea Russula krombholzii Russula rubra Russula undulata

Common Name:

Purple Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (39) Fagus sylvatica (26) Quercus petraea (12) Quercus robur (6) Quercus ilex (3) Castanea sativa (3) Pinus sylvestris (2) Pinus (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (17) Parkland and scattered trees (15) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (12) Woodland (6) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland: mixed (6) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Sand-dune (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (49) Soil Leaves (15) Soil Grassy (13) Soil Mossy (9)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (8) March (2) July (1) August (21) September (60) October (43) November (6) December (1)