Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula parazurea Jul. Schäff.

Synonyms:

Russula aeruginea Tegyll Brau Blodiog

Common Name:

Powdery Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (9) Tilia (3) Quercus (2) Quercus petraea (1) Pinus (1) Picea abies (1) Picea (1) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Quercus robur (1) Pinaceae (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Parkland and scattered trees (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (9) Soil Mossy (5) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Leaves (3) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: July (1) August (6) September (13) October (9)