Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula silvestris (Singer) Reumaux
Synonyms: Russula emetica
Russula emetica f. sylvestris
Russula emetica forma emeticella
Russula emetica forma silvestris
Russula emetica subsp. emeticella
Russula emetica var. silvestris
Russula emetica var. sylvestris
Russula emeticella
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Russula silvestrisPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (6)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (6)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
September (4)
October (1)