Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula gracillima Jul. Schäff.
Synonyms:
Common Name: Slender Brittlegill


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula gracillima

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Betula (8)
Betula pubescens (7)
Betula pendula (1)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Woodland (3)
Acid grassland: unimproved (1)
Built-up areas (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Scrub: scattered, neutral (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (6)
Soil Grassy (4)
Soil Leaves (1)
Soil Mossy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
June (1)
July (2)
August (7)
September (14)
October (7)