Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula ochroleuca (Pers.) Fr.
Synonyms: Russula citrina
Russula ochroleuca var. granulosa
Common Name: Ochre Brittlegill
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Russula ochroleuca

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (74)
Picea sitchensis (12)
Quercus (12)
Quercus petraea (11)
Pinus sylvestris (9)
Picea abies (6)
Betula (4)
Betula pendula (3)
Betula pubescens (3)
Corylus avellana (3)
Larix (2)
Pinus contorta (2)
Quercus robur (2)
Abies alba (1)
Abies grandis (1)
Abies procera (1)
Beech (1)
Castanea sativa (1)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (1)
Tilia (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (28)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (26)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (12)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (10)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (6)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (5)
Parkland and scattered trees (5)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (5)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Marsh/marshy grassland (4)
Woodland: broadleaved (4)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (4)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (4)
Woodland (3)
Neutral grassland (2)
Scrub (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2)
Mire: blanket bog (1)
Rowan-birch woods (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Leaves (38)
Soil (33)
Soil Mossy (30)
Soil Needle (23)
Soil Grassy (15)
Soil bare (3)
Fallen Leaf (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
July (9)
August (30)
September (92)
October (74)
November (30)