BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Russula nigricans (Bull.) Fr., 1838 (Blackening Brittlegill, Blackening Russula)
| Notes (MWS) | The cap commences dirty white but soon blackens. The gills are thick, distant and fragile. All parts of the fungus bruise red, then slowly turn black. Very common under broad-leaved and coniferous trees. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russula nigricans | Fruitbody | 5 September 2000 | West Sussex | England | 9 | 8 |
| Russula nigricans | Fruitbody | 14 October 1978 | Surrey | England | 1 | |
| Russula nigricans | Fruitbody | 26 September 1975 | Mid-west Yorkshire | England | 1 | |
| Russula nigricans | Fruitbody | 9 September 1971 | East Sussex | England | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Kibby, G., 2001 (Colour photograph) | Key to blackening species of Russula of section Compactae |
Russula nigricans may also be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Russula nigricans is associated with:
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fruitbody | Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | 
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Salix repens - Creeping Willow (Salicaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | 
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
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fruitbody | Tilia - limes (Tiliaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
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Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007 |
Associated with Russula nigricans:
Russula nigricans may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) |
BASIDIOMYCETES (spore droppers) |
Russula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas) |
References
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 | Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook |
| Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007 | Notes on a Lime avenue |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
