Russula insignis Quél.
(a brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula insignis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMajor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula insignis/Russula insignisa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Quercus ilex Holm Oak, Evergreen Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula insignis/Russula insignisa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus ilex/Quercus ilexholm oak, evergreen oakliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root ForeignQuestionable Cistus cistuses Malvales: Cistaceae Fungi of the Cistus maquis, Loizides, M. & Kyriakou, T., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula insignis/Russula insignisa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Cistus/Cistuscistusesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root QuestionableMinor Pinus radiata Monterey Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula insignis/Russula insignisa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus radiata/Pinus radiataMonterey pineliverootMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Loizides, M. & Kyriakou, T., 2011Fungi of the Cistus maquisField Mycology Vol 12 (1): 14-22.

Russula insignis (a brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula insignis (a brittlegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula insignis (a brittlegill)
GenusRussula (brittlegill toadstools, russulas)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula insignis (a brittlegill)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Loizides, M. & Kyriakou, T. 2011 Fungi of the Cistus maquis Field Mycology Vol 12 (1): 14-22.

Russula insignis (a brittlegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Russula insignis (a brittlegill):

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