Russula vesca Fr.
(The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth 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 vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill) :
1: Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)
25 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Birch
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Ferrous sulphate reaction (stipe)Image 4: Fruitbody - side viewImage 5: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 6: GillsImage 7: Gills (2)Image 8: In situImage 9: Cap margin - magnifiedImage 10: Cap surface - enlargedImage 11: Cap surface - enlarged (2)Image 12: Cuticular hyphal terminations and dermatocystidiaImage 13: Cuticular hyphal terminations and dermatocystidia (2)Image 14: DermatocystidiaImage 15: Dermatocystidia (2)Image 16: Dermatocystidia (3)Image 17: Dermatocystidia (4)Image 18: Dermatocystidia (5)Image 19: Dermatocystidia (6)Image 20: Dermatocystidia (7)Image 21: Dermatocystidia (8)Image 22: DermatocystidiumImage 23: SporesImage 24: Spores (2)Image 25: Spores (3)Image 26: Spores (4)
2: Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)
2 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Cap margin - close-up - enlarged
3: Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)
2 Sep 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
under Hazel
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - turned over to show gills and stipe

Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Russula vesca (The Flirt, Bare-toothed Russula, Bared Teeth Brittlegill)
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