| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Agaricomycetes |
| Order: Russulales | Family: Russulaceae |
| Species: Russula grata Britzelm. | |
| Synonyms: |
Bitter Almond Brittlegill Russula laurocerasi Russula subfoetens var. grata Tegyll Brau Pêr |
| Common Name: | Bitter Almond Brittlegill |
| An ectomycorrhizal species | |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (15) Betula (2) Betula pendula (2) Quercus petraea (2) Tilia (2) Quercus (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (8) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Grassy (3) Soil Mossy (2) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: March (2) July (3) August (5) September (16) October (5) |
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