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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)
RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)
Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
Russula nigricans
(Blackening Brittlegill, Blackening Russula)
Russula nigricans
is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes
(via Russulales)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Russula nigricans (Bull.) Fr., 1838 (Blackening Brittlegill, Blackening Russula)

Further Information

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.

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos # microphotos Date Vice-county Country
Russula nigricans Fruitbody 17 9 8 5 Sep 2000 West Sussex England
Russula nigricans Fruitbody 1 1 14 Oct 1978 Surrey England
Russula nigricans Fruitbody 1 1 26 Sep 1975 Mid-west Yorkshire England
Russula nigricans Fruitbody 1 1 9 Sep 1971 East Sussex England

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:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)		 RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)		 Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (via Russulaceae) Macromycetes (via Russulales) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 feeding and other relationships of Russula nigricans (Blackening Brittlegill, Blackening Russula)

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