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Fruity Brittlegill

Russula queletii

1,550 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 417, February 308, March 482, April 759, May 1,094, June 1,193, July 1,277, August 1,098, September 806, October 602, November 329, December 257.
United States8,812
Alaska8,623
Washington57
Switzerland56
Oregon52
Canada43
California37
British Columbia29
Germany23
Vaud16

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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