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bloody brittlegill

Russula sanguinea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 243, February 180, March 281, April 443, May 638, June 696, July 745, August 641, September 470, October 351, November 192, December 150.
United States5,211
Alaska5,030
Russia198
Canada72
United Kingdom64
Spain62
England41
British Columbia30
Germany27
Oregon25

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

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