Russula persanguinea

Russula persanguinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species:
R. persanguinea
Binomial name
Russula persanguinea
Cleland (1933)

Russula persanguinea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae.[1] Described as new to science by John Burton Cleland in 1933,[2] it is found in Australia, where it grows singly or in small groups on the ground in eucalypt forests and woodlands. It resembles the common Northern Hemisphere species Russula emetica.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Russula persanguinea Cleland 1933". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  2. ^ Cleland JB. (1933). "Australian fungi: notes and descriptions. – No. 9". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 57: 187–94.
  3. ^ Bougher NL, Syme K (1998). Fungi of Southern Australia. UWA Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-875560-80-6.


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