Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula sanguinaria (Schumach.) Rauschert

Synonyms:

Agaricus rosaceus Agaricus sanguinarius Russula rosacea Russula sanguinea Russula sanguinea var. rosacea Tegyll Brau Gwaedlyd

Common Name:

Bloody Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Pinus sylvestris (12) Pinus (9) Fagus sylvatica (4) Poa (1) Pinus nigra (1) Pinaceae (1) Picea (1) Cedrus deodara (1) Acanthaceae (1) Pinus radiata (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (6) Parkland and scattered trees (5) Woodland and scrub (5) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved (4) Woodland: mixed (4) Built up area, domestic (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Built-up areas (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (14) Soil Grassy (6) Soil Needle (2) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: July (1) August (6) September (17) October (16) November (2)