List of Russula species
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This is a list of Russula
species. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 750 species.
Russula
Around 750 worldwide species of mycorrhizal mushrooms compose the genus Russula. They are typically common, fairly large, and brightly colored - making them one of the most recognizable genera among mycologists and mushroom collectors...
species. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 750 species.
Species
- Russula acetolensRussula acetolensRussula acetolens is a species of mushroom....
Rauschert - Russula acrifoliaRussula acrifoliaRussula acrifolia is a species of mushroom....
Romagn.Henri RomagnesiHenri Charles Louis Romagnesi was a French mycologist who was notable for a thorough review and monograph of the agaric genus Entoloma , as well as extensive work on the large genus Russula, of which he described several new species.-References:... - Russula adulterinaRussula adulterinaRussula adulterina is a species of mushroom....
Fr.Elias Magnus Fries-External links:*, Authors of fungal names, Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming.*... - Russula adustaRussula adustaRussula adusta is a species of mushroom.-References:**...
(Pers.) Fr. 
Russula aerugineaRussula aerugineaRussula aeruginea otherwise knows as the Grass-green Russula, is an inedible russula mushroom, found only under birch, mostly in pine forests; not rare.-Description:...
Fr. – Grass-green Russula- Russula alachuanaRussula alachuanaRussula alachuana is a species of mushroom....
MurrillWilliam MurrillWilliam Alphonso Murrill was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae.- Education :... - Russula albidaRussula albidaRussula albida is a fungus said to be edible. It is found in North America under deciduous trees.- External links :*...
PeckCharles Horton PeckCharles Horton Peck, born March 30, 1833 in Sand Lake, New York, died 1917 in Albany, New York, was an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries... - Russula albidulaRussula albidulaRussula albidula is a species of mushroom in the Russula genus. The species, known in the vernacular as the boring white Russula or the whitish brittlegill, is nondescript, with a small or medium dirty white fruit body, and a highly acrid taste...
Peck - Russula albonigraRussula albonigraRussula albonigra is a member of the Russula genus, all of which are collectively known as brittlegills.-Taxonomy:First described by the mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz in 1838, its specific epithet comes from Latin albus and niger, which mean white and black.-Description:The cap is convex...
(Krombh.) Fr. - Russula alutacea (Pers.) Fr.
- Russula amethystinaRussula amethystinaRussula amethystina is a conspicuous mushroom, which appears sporadically from mid-summer until the autumn under spruce and fir trees. In Northern Europe, it is very rare...
Quél. - Russula amoenicolor Romagn.
- Russula amoenolens Romagn.
- Russula anthracina Romagn.
- Russula aquosa Leclair
- Russula atropurpureaRussula atropurpureaRussula atropurpurea is an edible member of the Russula genus, that have the common name of brittlegills. It is dark vinaceous or purple, and grows with deciduous, or occasionally coniferous trees...
(Krombh.) Britzelm.Russula atropurpurea is acknowledged as an illegitimate later homonym, but in the absence of agreement regarding the better name to use to replace it, continues to be used. - Russula aurea Pers. (= R. aurata)William WitheringWilliam WitheringWilliam Withering was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and the discoverer of digitalis.-Introduction:...
's 1801 Agaricus auratus was for a long time believed to be the oldest basionym. - Russula ballouii Peck
Russula betularumRussula betularumRussula betularum is a small, very pale member of the Russula genus of mushrooms. It is usually white to very pale pink, inedible, and grows with birch trees. It is commonly known as the birch brittlegill.-Taxonomy:...
Hora- Russula brevipesRussula brevipesRussula brevipes is a species of mushroom commonly known as the short-stemmed russula. It is edible, although its quality is improved once parasitised by the ascomycete fungus Hypomyces lactifluorum, transforming it into an edible known as a lobster mushroom.- Taxonomy :Russula brevipes was...
Peck - Russula caeruleaRussula caeruleaRussula caerulea, commonly known as the humpback brittlegill, is a member of the Russula genus, whose members are also known as brittlegills. It is a dark vinaceous or purple-colored edible mushroom, and grows with coniferous trees in late summer and autumn...
Fr.The attribution "(Pers.) Fr." is more common, but Persoon's 1801 Agaricus caeruleus was an homonym of a name published by James Bolton in his 1788 An History of Fungusses, Growing about Halifax, and thus illegitimate. - Russula cascadensis Shaffer
- Russula cerolens Shaffer
- Russula cessans Pearson
- Russula chloroides (Krombh.) Bres.
Russula claroflavaRussula claroflavaRussula claroflava, commonly known as the yellow swamp russula or yellow swamp brittlegill, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula. It is found in wet places under birch and aspen woodlands across Europe and North America. It has a yellow cap, white gills and stipe and bruises grey...
Grove – Yellow Swamp Russula- Russula compacta Frost
- Russula crustosa Peck
- Russula cyanoxanthaRussula cyanoxanthaRussula cyanoxantha, synonymous with R. xyanoxantha, commonly known as the charcoal burner, is a basidiomycete mushroom, distinguished from most other members of the Russula genus by the fact that its gills do not split, but are soft and flexible. It is one of the most common species of Russula in...
(Schaeff.) Fr. – The Charcoal Burner - Russula decoloransRussula decoloransRussula decolorans is an edible, Russula mushroom, found in groups in coniferous forests.-Description:The cap is convex, with a depressed centre when old, often brick-red and slippery when young. The cap grows up to 10 cm. The flesh is white and turns grey when old. It has a mild taste. The spores...
(Fr.) Fr. - Russula delicaRussula delicaRussula delica is a mushroom that goes by the common name of milk-white brittlegill, and is a member of the Russula genus, all of which are collectively known as brittlegills. It is mostly white, with brownish cap markings, and a short robust stem. It is edible, but poor in taste, and grows in...
Fr. – Milk-white Russula - Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet
Russula emeticaRussula emeticaRussula emetica, commonly known as the sickener, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula, one of many species with a predominantly red-coloured cap and white gills and stalk. It gets its common name from its inedibility, as it causes vomiting and diarrhea when consumed...
(Schaeff.) Pers. – The Sickener- Russula erumpens ClelandJohn Burton ClelandSir John Burton Cleland CBE was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist.-Early Life and education:...
& Cheel – Erupting Mushroom - Russula faginea Romagn.
- Russula farinipes Romell
- Russula felleaRussula felleaThe mushroom Russula fellea goes by the common name of the geranium-scented Russula, or bitter Russule and is a member of the Russula genus, all of which are commonly known as brittlegills. It is straw or honey coloured and in Britain grows in beech woods during autumn...
(Fr.) Fr. – Geranium-scented Russula - Russula flavida Frost
- Russula flocktoniae Cleland & Cheel
- Russula foetensRussula foetensRussula foetens commonly known as the stinking russula is an inedible, common Russula mushroom found in deciduous and coniferous forests.-Description:...
Pers. – Foetid Russula - Russula fragilisRussula fragilisThe inedible wild mushroom Russula fragilis, which goes by the common name of the fragile brittlegill, is a member of the Russula genus, whose members are commonly known as brittlegills...
Fr.Persoon is often given first authorship, but his Agaricus fragilis was already used by August BatschAugust BatschDr August Johann Georg Karl Batsch was a German naturalist. He was a recognised authority on mushrooms, and also described new species of ferns, bryophytes, and seed plants.- Life and career :...
in his 1789 Elenchus Fungorum. - Russula fragrantissima Romagn.Henri RomagnesiHenri Charles Louis Romagnesi was a French mycologist who was notable for a thorough review and monograph of the agaric genus Entoloma , as well as extensive work on the large genus Russula, of which he described several new species.-References:...
- Russula gracillimaRussula gracillimaThe mushroom Russula gracillima, commonly known as the slender brittlegill, is a member of the Russula genus, whose members are commonly known as brittlegills...
Jul.Schaff. - Russula grata Britzelm.
- Russula graveolensRussula graveolensRussula graveolens is an edible species of fungus in the genus Russula. The species was first officially described by Swedish mycologist Lars Romell in 1893....
Romell - Russula grisea Fr.
- Russula heterophyllaRussula heterophyllaThe edible wild mushroom Russula heterophylla, that has lately been given the common name of the greasy green brittlegill is placed in the Russula genus, the members of which are mostly known as brittlegills. It is a variably colored mushroom, found in deciduous forests, and woods in Britain,...
(Fr.) Fr. - Russula illotaRussula illotaRussula illota is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Russula. It is commonly found in deciduous and coniferous forests on chalk.-Description:...
Romagn. - Russula inamoena Sarnari
- Russula integraRussula integraRussula integra, commonly known as The Entire Russula, is a species of mushroom. One of the huge genus of Russula, it is found in conifer forests across Europe and North America. Mildly flavoured, it is edible and consumed in Central Europe....
(L.) Fr. - Russula ionochlora Romagn.
- Russula laeta F.H.Møller & Jul.Schäff.
- Russula lenkunya Grgur.
- Russula lepida
- Russula luteaRussula luteaRussula lutea is a common, edible mushroom in the genus Russula found throughout the Americas and Europe under broad-leaved trees from summer to early autumn.- Description :...
(Huds.) GraySamuel Frederick GraySamuel Frederick Gray was a British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist. He was the father of the zoologists John Edward Gray and George Robert Gray.-Background:... - Russula melzeri Zvára
- Russula mexicana Burl.Gertrude Simmons BurlinghamGertrude Simmons Burlingham was an early 20th century mycologist best known for her work on American Russula and Lactarius and pioneering the use of microscopic spore features and iodine staining for species identification...
- Russula murrillii Burl.
- Russula nigricansRussula nigricansRussula nigricans, commonly known as the blackening brittlegill or blackening russula, is a gilled mushroom found in woodland in Europe. It gains both its common and scientific name from its propensity to turn black from cutting or bruising...
Bull. ex Fr.Bulliard's Agaricus nigricans (Herb. Fr. 1785;5:192-240) was illegitimate because the name had been used earlier in 1782 by Otto Friedrich MüllerOtto Friedrich MüllerOtto Friedrich Müller, also Mueller was a Danish naturalist.-Biography:Müller was born in Copenhagen. He was educated for the church, became tutor to a young nobleman, and after several years' travel with him settled in Copenhagen in 1767, and married a lady of wealth.His first important works,...
in his Flora Danica – Blackening Russula - Russula nobilis Velen. – Beechwood Sickener (previously Russula mairei Singer)
- Russula ochroleucaRussula ochroleucaRussula ochroleuca is a member of the genus Russula. A group that have become known as brittlegills. It has been commonly known as the Common Yellow Russula for some years, and latterly the Ochre Brittlegill...
Pers. – Common Yellow Russula - Russula olivaceaRussula olivaceaRussula olivacea is an edible and non-poisonous Russula mushroom found mostly in groups from June in deciduous and coniferous forests, mainly under spruce and beech; not rare.-Description:...
- Russula paludosaRussula paludosaRussula paludosa is an edible species of mushroom within the large Russula genus. It is common to Europe and North America.-Description:...
Britzelm. - Russula parazurea Jul.Schäff.
- Russula pectinatoides PeckCharles Horton PeckCharles Horton Peck, born March 30, 1833 in Sand Lake, New York, died 1917 in Albany, New York, was an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries...
(= R. pectinata Peck non Fr.) - Russula persanguinea Cleland
- Russula pseudodelicaRussula pseudodelicaRussula pseudodelica is a mushroom in the genus Russula.-External links:...
J.E.Lange - Russula pseudointegraRussula pseudointegraRussula pseudointegra is an inedible, quite rare mushroom of the genus Russula, with a similar habitat and appearance to Russula rosea.Russula pseudointegra is distinguished by its hot tasting flesh.-References:...
Arnould & Goris ex MaireRené MaireRené Charles Joseph Ernest Maire was a French botanist and mycologist. His major work was the Flore de l'Afrique du Nord in 16 volumes published posthumously in 1953. He collected plants from Algeria, Morocco, France, and Mali for the herbarium of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.- Biography... - Russula puellaris Fr.
- Russula purpurata Crawshay
- Russula purpureoflava Cleland
- Russula pulverulenta Peck
- Russula queletiiRussula queletiiRussula queletii otherwise known as the Gooseberry Russula, is a common, inedible, Russula mushroom found growing in groups, predominantly in spruce forest.Eating this mushroom causes abdominal pains.-Description:...
Fr. - Russula risigallina
- Russula roseaRussula roseaRussula rosea otherwise known as the Rosy Russula is an inedible, commonly found mushroom of the genus Russula.The cap is convex when young, later flat, mostly bright cinnabar to carmine red; often with yellow spots and up to 10 cm in diameter....
Pers. – Rosy Russula (= R. lepida Fr, R. rosacea (Pers.) S.F. Gray) - Russula rubescens
- Russula sanguinariaRussula sanguinariaRussula sanguinaria, commonly known as the bloody brittlegill, is a strikingly coloured mushroom, a member of the Russula genus, which has the common name of brittlegills. It is bright blood-red, inedible, and grows in association with coniferous trees...
(Schumach.) Rauschert – Red Russula, Bloody Brittlegill (= R. sanguinea Fr.) - Russula sardoniaRussula sardoniaRussula sardonia, commonly known as the primrose brittlegill, is a mushroom of the Russula genus, which are commonly known as brittlegills. The fruiting body, or mushroom, is a reddish-purple, the colour of blackberry juice, and is found in coniferous woodland in summer and autumn...
– Changeable Russula - Russula seperina
- Russula sororia (Fr.Elias Magnus Fries-External links:*, Authors of fungal names, Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming.*...
) Rom.
- Russula subfoetens A.H. Smith
- Russula subnigricansRussula subnigricansRussula subnigricans is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula found in China and North America. It has been responsible for mushroom poisoning in Taiwan. The effect was a serious one, rhabdomyolysis. Several active agents have been isolated; one designated russuphelin A by researchers in...
- Russula subrubens (J. Lange) M.Bon (= R. chamiteae Kühn.)
- Russula torulosa
- Russula turciRussula turciRussula turci is a common, edible, Russula mushroom, found under pines and spruces, on sandy soil and clay.-Description:The cap is flat when young, matures to be somewhat funnel shaped, dark amethyst-violet to brownish pink. The margin is paler and noticeably matt...
- Russula uncialis
- Russula variata
- Russula velutipes Velen. 1920 (= R. rosea Quél.)
- Russula ventricosipes
- Russula versicolorRussula versicolorRussula versicolor is a mushroom in the genus Russula....
- Russula vescaRussula vescaRussula vesca, known by the common names of bare-toothed Russula or the flirt, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula.- Taxonomy :...
– Bare-toothed Russula, The Flirt - Russula violeipes
- Russula virescensRussula virescensRussula virescens is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula, and is commonly known as the green-cracking Russula, the quilted green Russula, or the green brittlegill. It can be recognized by its distinctive pale green cap covered with darker green patches, its crowded white gills, and its...
- Russula viscida
- Russula xanthoporphyrea ThiersHarry D. ThiersHarry Delbert Thiers, born January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas, died August 8, 2000 in Ohio, was an American mycologist who studied and named a great many fungi of native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco State University for many years, and a...
- Russula xerampelinaRussula xerampelinaRussula xerampelina, also commonly known as the crab brittlegill or the shrimp mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the brittlegill genus Russula. Two subspecies are recognised. The fruiting bodies appear in coniferous woodlands in autumn in northern Europe and North America. Their caps are...
(= R. erythropus) – Shrimp Mushroom