Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula fragilis var. fragilis Fr.
Synonyms: Fragile Brittlegill
Russula bataillea
Russula bataillei
Russula fallax
Russula fragilis
Russula fragilis var. fallax
Russula fragilis var. violascens
Common Name: Fragile Brittlegill


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula fragilis var. fragilis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (22)
Betula (9)
Betula pubescens (6)
Fagus sylvatica (5)
Quercus petraea (3)
Salix (2)
Quercus robur (2)
Corylus avellana (2)
Betula pendula (2)
Pinus sylvestris (1)
Pinus (1)
Tilia (1)
Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (15)
Woodland: mixed (13)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (10)
Parkland and scattered trees (10)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (10)
Built up area, domestic (5)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5)
Woodland and scrub (5)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (3)
Bog: raised (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Bog (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Marsh/marshy grassland (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (35)
Soil Leaves (9)
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil Mossy (2)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
March (3)
July (1)
August (6)
September (37)
October (33)
November (1)