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Fragile Brittlegill

Russula fragilis

5,058 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 372, February 275, March 431, April 677, May 977, June 1,065, July 1,140, August 980, September 720, October 537, November 293, December 229.
United States8,208
Alaska7,696
Canada311
Ontario117
New York96
British Columbia73
Pennsylvania70
Quebec54
Washington44
Michigan40

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyMilkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies · Russulaceae
Genusbrittlegills · Russula

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