Dawn Brittlegill

Russula aurora Krombh.

A species in the family Russulaceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

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

What it is called

English: Dawn Brittlegill
Welsh: Tegyll Brau y Wawr

Also known as

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

Agaricus aurora Krombh.
Russula lepida var. aurora (Krombh.) Rea
Russula rosea var. aurora (Krombh.) R.W.Rayner
Russula velutipes Velen.

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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