Russula vinosa Lindblad
(Darkening Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill)
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 vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill) :
1: Russula vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill)
26 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH92 57° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Moray (VC 95) Scotland
under Scot’s Pine
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - mature - side view - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - old - side view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - old - side view - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - old - side view - lain down (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 7: Fruitbody - young - side view - lain downImage 8: Fruitbody - young - side view - lain down (2)Image 9: Gills - close-upImage 10: Gills and cap margin - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Gills - old - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Gills - old - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Stipe apex and gills - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Stipe surface - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Pileocystidia - magnifiedImage 17: Pileocystidia - magnified (2)Image 18: Pileocystidia - magnified (3)Image 19: Spore - highly magnifiedImage 20: Spores - magnifiedImage 21: Spores - magnified (2)Image 22: Spores - magnified (3)Image 23: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 24: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 25: Spores - highly magnified (3)

Russula vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula vinosa (Darkening Brittlegill)

Vulnerable

NT

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