Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.
(Greencracked Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula virescens (Greencracked 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 virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill) :
1: Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill)
18 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU31 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
2 fruitbodies, under Oak
Image 1: Button - side viewImage 2: Button - side view (2)Image 3: Cap and buttonImage 4: CapsImage 5: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Cap surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Cap surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 8: Cap surface - close-up - enlarged (4)
2: Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill)
21 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under oak
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: Underside

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cullington, P. 2004 Those Green Russulas! Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 24-27.

Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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