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Greasy Green Brittlegill

Russula heterophylla

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 89, February 66, March 103, April 162, May 234, June 255, July 273, August 235, September 173, October 129, November 70, December 55.
United States1,938
Alaska1,845
New York22
New Jersey17
Spain15
Italy13
Hungary11
Pennsylvania10
Germany8
Austria8

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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

Sources

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Practise Greasy Green Brittlegill with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.