Russula xenochlora P.D. Orton
(Misfit Brittlegill)

Interactions where Russula xenochlora is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 UK/IrelandQuestionable Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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 xenochlora/Russula xenochloramisfit brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root ForeignQuestionable [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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 xenochlora/Russula xenochloramisfit brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesliveroot

Russula xenochlora (Misfit Brittlegill) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Russula xenochlora (Misfit Brittlegill) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRussula xenochlora (Misfit 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
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Russula xenochlora (Misfit Brittlegill)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1999 New and interesting agarics from Abernethy Forest, Scotland Kew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 705-714.

Russula xenochlora (Misfit 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 xenochlora (Misfit Brittlegill):

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