| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Basidiomycetes |
| Order: Russulales | Family: Russulaceae |
| Species: Russula fragilis (Pers.) Fr. | |
| Synonyms: |
Russula fallax Russula fragilis var. fallax |
| Common Name: | Fragile Brittlegill |
| An ectomycorrhizal species | |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (26) Betula (12) Betula pubescens (4) Corylus avellana (2) Fagus sylvatica (2) Quercus robur (2) Salix (2) Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Quercus petraea (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (15) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (13) Woodland: mixed (12) Woodland (11) Parkland and scattered trees (8) Built up area, domestic (7) Woodland: broadleaved (7) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (4) Scrub (3) Woodland: plantation (2) Bog (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (16) Soil Leaves (9) Soil Grassy (7) Soil Mossy (6) Soil Peat (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: July (2) August (2) September (24) October (33) November (1) |
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