AuthorKibby, G.
Year2001
TitleKey to blackening species of Russula of section Compactae
TypePaper
How CompleteAll the blackening British species of section Compactae known at the time and a likely foreign species.
SourceField Mycology Vol 2 (3): 95-97, rear cover.
IllustrationsColour photographs and line drawings of microscopy
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Account and key to this readily recognisable group of Russula’s.
Examine in the Hand ( Compound Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationSequence of colour changes on cutting. Microscopy of cap cuticle (scalp in SBA) needed for pileocystidia to confirm two species.
Identification difficultyGenerally straightforward if the sequence of colour changes are carefully noted when fresh.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, Blackening species in section CompactaeCurrentRussulabrittlegill toadstools, russulasFungi: Russulales: Russulaceae
For identification, Colour photographCurrentRussula albonigraMenthol BrittlegillFungi: Russulales: Russulaceae
For identification, Colour photograph on rear coverCurrentRussula densifoliaCrowded BrittlegillFungi: Russulales: Russulaceae
For identification, Colour photographCurrentRussula nigricansBlackening Brittlegill, Blackening RussulaFungi: Russulales: Russulaceae
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