Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula betularum Hora

Synonyms:

Russula emetica Russula emetica var. betularum Russula fragilis Tegyll Brau Bedw

Common Name:

Birch Brittlegill

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula (33) Betula pubescens (22) Betula pendula (3) Pinus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (21) Woodland (7) Woodland and scrub (4) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Woodland: mixed (2) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Bog (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Rowan-birch woods (1) Wet dwarf shrub heath (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (14) Soil Leaves (11) Soil Mossy (11) Soil Grassy (4) Soil Peat (3) Soil Needle (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: July (3) August (18) September (18) October (22) November (2)