Russula crassotunicata

Russula crassotunicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Russula
Species:
R. crassotunicata
Binomial name
Russula crassotunicata
Singer (1938)[1]

Russula crassotunicata is a North American fungus in the mushroom genus Russula, described by Rolf Singer in 1938 from a collection made in Washington state, United States.[1]

The species is mostly white and often grows on rotted wood.[2] It has been confirmed as a host of the parasitic fungus Dendrocollybia racemosa.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Singer R. (1938). "Contribution à l'étude des Russules (1) - 3. Quelques Russules américaines et asiatiques". Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 54: 132–177.
  2. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  3. ^ Machniki N, Wright LL, Allen A, Robertson CP, Meyer C, Birkebak JM, Ammirati JF (2006). "Russula crassotunicata identified as a host for Dendrocollybia racemosa" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Fungi. 1 (9): 1–7. doi:10.2509/pnwf.2006.001.009. Open access icon


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