BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Russula betularum Hora, 1960 (Birch Brittlegill)
| Notes (MWS) | A long-stemmed toadstool with a pink cap that is often yellowish or buff in the centre and a faint honey smell. It is common under *Betula*. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russula betularum | Fruitbody | 9 September 2001 | Berks | England | 14 | 7 |
Suggested Literature
Russula betularum may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Russula betularum is associated with:
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fruitbody | Betula - birches (Betulaceae) | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root | 
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Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Associated with Russula betularum:
Russula betularum may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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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 |
