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Russula sardonia, Primrose Brittlegill identification

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These brittlegills have primrose gills that turn golden yellow with age. The specimens shown above have emerged in wet weather and already slugs have taken chunks out of their caps. Very common and widespread throughout Britain and Ireland and most of mainland Europe. This brittlegill occurs also in parts of North America. The Primrose Brittlegill was given its current scientific name Russula sardonia in 1838 by the great Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries. Russula sardonia has many synonyms including Russula sardonia var. citrina Pers., Russula drimeia Cooke, Russula chrysodacryon Singer, Russula sardonia var. mellina Melzer, Russula chrysodacryon f. viridis Singer, Russula drimeia var. flavovirens Rea, Russula emeticiformis Murrill, and Russula drimeia f. viridis (Singer) Bon. Russula, the generic name, means red or reddish, and indeed many of the brittlegills have red caps (but many more are not, and several of those that are usually red can also occur in a range of other colours

Phylum: Basidiomycota - Class: Agaricomycetes - Order: Russulales - Family: Russulaceae Distribution - Taxonomic History - Etymology - Identification - Culinary Notes - Reference Sources These brittlegills have primrose gills that turn golden yellow with age. The specimens shown above have emerged in wet weather and already slugs have taken chunks out of their caps. Distribution Very common and widespread throughout Britain and Ireland and most of mainland Europe. This brittlegill occurs also in parts of North America. Taxonomic history The Primrose Brittlegill was given its current…

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