Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula emetica (Schaeff.) Pers.

Synonyms:

Agaricus emeticus Russula clusii Russula emetica euemetica gregaria Russula emetica subsp. emetica Russula emetica subsp. emeticella Russula emetica var. emetica Russula emetica var. gregaria Russula emetica var. grisescens Russula emetica var. typica Russula grisescens Tegyll Brau Cyfoglyd

Common Name:

Sickener

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus (6) Fagus sylvatica (5) Picea (5) Pinus sylvestris (4) Quercus (2) Quercus petraea (1) Pinaceae (1) Larix (1) Betula pubescens (1) Pinus contorta (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)