Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula risigallina (Batsch) Sacc.
Synonyms: Agaricus chamaeleontinus
Agaricus risigallinus
Agaricus vitellinus
Russula armeniaca
Russula chamaeleontina
Russula lutea var. armeniaca
Russula lutea var. luteorosella
Russula lutea var. ochracea
Russula luteorosella
Russula risigallina f. chamaeleontina
Russula risigallina f. luteorosella
Russula risigallina forma chamaeleontina
Russula risigallina var. chamaeleontina
Russula vitellina
Common Name: Golden Brittlegill


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula risigallina

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Quercus (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (3)
Leaf Litter (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (4)
June (1)
August (1)
September (1)
October (1)