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

Synonyms:

Agaricus cyanoxanthus Russula cutifracta Russula cyanoxantha f. cutefracta Russula cyanoxantha f. pallida Russula cyanoxantha forma pallida Russula cyanoxantha forma peltereaui Russula cyanoxantha var. cutefracta Russula cyanoxantha var. cyanoxantha Russula cyanoxantha var. hondurensis Russula cyanoxantha var. peltereaui Russula furcata

Common Name:

Charcoal Burner

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (146) Corylus avellana (24) Quercus petraea (14) Quercus (11) Tilia x vulgaris (6) Quercus robur (5) Tilia (4) Betula (4) Pinus sylvestris (2) Betula pubescens (2) Betula pendula (1) Poa (1) Pinus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (26) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (25) Woodland (23) Woodland: mixed (15) Woodland and scrub (14) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (13) Woodland: mixed, plantation (7) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (7) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (7) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Boundaries: defunct hedge (3) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Built up area, domestic (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Wet ash-wych elm woods: Heavy soil forms (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (92) Soil Mossy (33) Soil Leaves (29) Soil Grassy (26) Leaf Litter (2) Litter (1) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (5) March (4) May (1) June (6) July (30) August (99) September (93) October (57) November (10)