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alpine brittlegill

Russula nana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 69, February 51, March 80, April 126, May 182, June 199, July 213, August 183, September 134, October 100, November 55, December 43.
United States1,459
Alaska1,436
Colorado19
Italy8
Switzerland8
Nord-Ovest6
Utah4
Graubünden3
Nord-Est2
Glarus2

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

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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