Alpine Brittlegill

Russula nana Killerm.

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: Alpine Brittlegill
Welsh: Tegyll Brau Bach y Mynydd

Also known as

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

Russula emetica var. alpestris Boud.

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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