Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula ochroleuca Fr.

Synonyms:

Agaricus ochroleucus Russula citrina Russula granulosa Russula ochroleuca var. granulosa

Common Name:

Ochre Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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With Dwarf Willow, Salix herbacea

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (133) Pinus sylvestris (14) Quercus (13) Picea sitchensis (12) Quercus petraea (11) Picea abies (9) Corylus avellana (6) Picea (6) Larix (5) Betula (5) Betula pubescens (5) Betula pendula (3) Quercus robur (2) Castanea sativa (2) Pinaceae (2) Pinus contorta (2) Tilia (1) Abies alba (1) Abies grandis (1) Abies procera (1) Pinus (1) Carex (1) Bryopsida (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (32) Woodland: mixed (29) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (27) Woodland (24) Parkland and scattered trees (13) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (13) Woodland: mixed, plantation (13) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (9) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (6) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5) Woodland: broadleaved (5) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Marsh/marshy grassland (4) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (4) Neutral grassland (2) Scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Mire: blanket bog (1) Rowan-birch woods (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (112) Soil Leaves (38) Soil Mossy (28) Soil Needle (24) Soil Grassy (17) Leaf Litter (2) Fallen Leaf (1) Moss (1) Mossy bole (1) Soil bare (1) Tree base (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) March (1) July (11) August (51) September (128) October (123) November (28)