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Birch Brittlegill

Russula betularum

2,953 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 384, February 283, March 444, April 699, May 1,007, June 1,099, July 1,176, August 1,011, September 742, October 554, November 303, December 237.
United States8,029
Alaska7,938
Canada26
Russia23
Germany22
Schleswig-Holstein16
Pennsylvania13
New York13
Quebec11
Virginia10

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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