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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Russula fragilis

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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)
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)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (16)
Soil Leaves (9)
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Peat (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (2)
August (2)
September (24)
October (33)
November (1)