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Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm., 1893 (Purple Brittlegill, Blackish-purple Russula)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Russula atropurpurea Fruitbody 27 September 2001 Berks England 5
Russula atropurpurea Fruitbody 27 September 2001 Berks England 11 7
Russula atropurpurea Fruitbody 29 September 1974 South-west Yorkshire England 1

Suggested Literature

Russula atropurpurea may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)
RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)
Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Russula atropurpurea is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Betula - birches (Betulaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Russula atropurpurea:

Russula atropurpurea may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
Russula
(brittlegill toadstools, russulas)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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