Blackish-Purple Russula

Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm.

A species in the family Russulaceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 4 common names across 3 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula

What it is called

English: Blackish-Purple Russula, Purple Brittlegill
German: Purpurschwarzer Täubling
Welsh: Tegyll Brau Porffor

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus atropurpureus Krombh.
Russula depallens subsp. atropurpurea (Krombh.) Melzer & Zvara, 1927
Russula fuscovinacea J.E.Lange
Russula krombholtzii Shaffer
Russula krombholzii Shaffer
Russula krombholzii f. violaceomarginata R.Socha
Russula krombholzii var. atropurpurella (Singer) R.Socha
Russula krombholzii var. dissidens (Zvára) R.Socha
Russula krombholzii var. flavo-ochracea R.Socha
Russula krombholzii var. fuscovinacea (J.E.Lange) R.Socha
Russula krombholzii var. luteoviridis R.Socha & Hálek
Russula rubra Cooke
Russula rubra var. atropurpurea (Krombh.) Cooke
Russula undulata Velen.
Russula viscida var. dissidens (Zvára) Moënne-Locc. & Reumaux

Others in Russula

Russula abbotensis Russula abbottabadensis Russula abietiphila Russula abietum Russula absphaerocellaris Russula acerba Russula aciculocystis Russula acriannulata Russula acrifolia Russula acris Russula acriuscula Russula acrolamellata

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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