Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula parazurea Jul. Schäff.
Synonyms: Russula aeruginea
Common Name: Powdery Brittlegill


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula parazurea

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