List of Russula species

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

This is a list of Russula species. The genus Russula has a widespread distribution, and contains almost 1400 species.[1]

Species

As of February, 2024, the following species are recognised in the genus Russula:[1]

A

Russula aeruginea
Russula albonigra
Russula amethystina
Russula aurea
Russula atropurpurea
Russula atrorubens
Russula azurea

B

Russula betularum
Russula brunneoviolacea

C

Russula caerulea
Russula claroflava
Russula cyanoxantha

D–E

Russula decolorans
Russula delica
Russula densifolia
Russula emetica

F

Russula fellea
Russula firmula
Russula foetens
Russula fragilis
Russula fuscorubroides

G–H

Russula grisea
Russula heterophylla
Russula integra

I–K

L

Russula laricina

M

Russula mustelina

N–O

Russula nitida
Russula ochroleuca

P

Russula paludosa
Russula parazurea
Russula puellaris

Q–R

Russula raoultii
Russula rhodopus
Russula risigallina
Russula romellii

S

Russula sanguinea
Russula sphagnophila
Russula subfoetens

T–U

Russula turci

V–Z

Russula vesca
Russula vinosa
Russula virescens
Russula violeipes

Taxonomic notes

  1. ^
    valid
    in 1967 when he published his Les Russules d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord, which included type specifications, even though the original publications are frequently given as valid.
  2. ^ Russula atropurpurea is acknowledged as an illegitimate later homonym, but in the absence of agreement regarding the better name to use to replace it, continues to be used.
  3. ^ William Withering's 1801 Agaricus auratus was for a long time believed to be the oldest basionym.
  4. ^ The attribution "(Pers.) Fr." is more common, but Persoon's 1801 Agaricus caeruleus was an homonym of a name published by James Bolton in his 1788 An History of Fungusses, Growing about Halifax, and thus illegitimate.
  5. ^ Persoon is often given first authorship, but his Agaricus fragilis was already used by August Batsch in his 1789 Elenchus Fungorum.

References

  1. ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ New York St. Mus. Bull. 1887;1(2):10 MB163606
  3. ^ Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1898;25:370 MB163047
  4. ^ Russ. Eur. Afr. N. 1967:253, orig. in Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon 1962;31(1):175 (nom. inval.) MB338671
  5. ^ Bot. Centralbl. 1893;54:99 MB356485 non Peck New York St. Mus. Ann. Rept. 1888;41:75 MB174580
  6. ^ Observ. mycol. 1796;1:101 MB156423
  7. ^ in Peck New York St. Mus. Ann. Rept. 1879;32:32 MB181887
  8. ^ New York St. Mus. Ann. Rept. 1887;39:41 MB190063

Sources

  • Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. .