Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula emetica (Schaeff.) Pers.
Synonyms: Agaricus emeticus
Russula clusii
Russula emetica subsp. emeticella
Russula emetica var. emetica
Russula emetica var. gregaria
Russula emetica var. grisescens
Russula emetica var. typica
Common Name: Sickener


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula emeticaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Pinus (6)
Fagus sylvatica (5)
Picea (5)
Pinus sylvestris (4)
Quercus (2)
Pinaceae (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Pinus contorta (1)
Quercus petraea (1)
Larix (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (8)
Woodland (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland and scrub (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (11)
Soil Leaves (5)
Soil Mossy (4)
Soil Needle (4)
Leaf Litter (1)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (6)
March (3)
July (1)
August (9)
September (21)
October (9)
November (2)