Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula foetens Pers.
Synonyms: Agaricus foetens
Common Name: Stinking Brittlegill


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

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Tilia x vulgaris (3)
Fagus sylvatica (3)
Quercus petraea (1)
Quercus (1)
Dactylium dendroides (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Cedrus libani (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Woodland (3)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (8)
Soil Grassy (2)
Fruitbody (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (3)
May (1)
July (1)
August (4)
September (17)
October (4)
November (1)