Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales	Family: Russulaceae
Species: Russula nobilis Velen.

Synonyms:

Russula emetica Russula fageticola Russula mairei Russula mairei var. fageticola Tegyll Brau Nobl

Common Name:

Beechwood Sickener

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (221) Fagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea (2) Pinus sylvestris (1) Quercus petraea (1) Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula' (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (26) Woodland: mixed (25) Woodland (16) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (14) Parkland and scattered trees (13) Woodland: mixed, plantation (9) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (7) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (6) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (6) Woodland: broadleaved (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (6) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (4) Marsh/marshy grassland (3) Woodland: plantation (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Built up area, domestic (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (104) Soil Mossy (41) Soil Leaves (32) Soil Grassy (16) Leaf Litter (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) May (1) June (1) July (13) August (58) September (78) October (107) November (15) December (2)