Russula claroflava Grove
(Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula) :
1: Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
14 Sep 2014 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Cap and stipe - white backgroundImage 2: Gills and stipe - white backgroundImage 3: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 4: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 5: Spores - highly magnified (3)
2: Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
27 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap (3)Image 4: Cap margin - 4 days laterImage 5: Cap margin - 4 days later (2)Image 6: Cap margin - 4 days later (3)Image 7: Cap margin - the evening after collectingImage 8: Cap margin - the evening after collecting (2)Image 9: CollectionImage 10: Collection (2)Image 11: Collection (3)Image 12: Collection (4)Image 13: Collection - 4 days laterImage 14: Fruitbody - in situ - side viewImage 15: Fruitbody - in situ - side view (2)Image 16: Fruitbody - side viewImage 17: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 18: Fruitbody - side view (3)Image 19: Fruitbody - side view (4)Image 20: Fruitbody - side view and capImage 21: Fruitbody - young - in situ - oblique viewImage 22: GillsImage 23: Gills - close-upImage 24: Gills - close-up (2)Image 25: Gills - close-up (3)Image 26: Gills - damaged area showing grey stainingImage 27: Stipe + FeSO4Image 28: Stipe + FeSo4 (2)Image 29: Stipe - close-upImage 30: Cap cuticular hyphal terminationsImage 31: Fuchsinophil hyphaeImage 32: Fuchsinophil hyphae (2)Image 33: Fuchsinophil hyphae (3)Image 34: SporesImage 35: Spores (2)Image 36: Spores (3)
3: Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
16 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Birch
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: Fruitbody (2)Image 4: Fruitbody (3)Image 5: Fruitbody (4)Image 6: Fruitbody - undersideImage 7: CapImage 8: Cap - underside - 4 days laterImage 9: Cap undersurface showing gillsImage 10: Gills at cap margin showing colour change on bruisingImage 11: Gills - close-upImage 12: Stipe - TSImage 13: Spores - at two levels of focusImage 14: Spores - at two levels of focus (2)Image 15: Spores - equatorial viewImage 16: Spores - surface viewImage 17: Spores - surface view, equatorial view and plageImage 18: Spores - surface view, equatorial view and plage (2)Image 19: Spores - surface view showing plageImage 20: Spores - surface view showing plage (2)
4: Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
21 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO04 56° 30’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: East Perthshire (VC 89) Scotland
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain down (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situ (2)

Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula claroflava (Yellow Swamp Brittlegill, Yellow Swamp Russula)
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