Russula violeipes Quél. is a fungus in the Russulaceae family, order Russulales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Russula violeipes Quél.

Russula violeipes Quél.

Russula violeipes (velvet brittlegill) is an edible Russulaceae fungus found in Asia and Europe, described in 1898 by Lucien Quélet.

Family
Genus
Russula
Order
Russulales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Russula violeipes Quél.

Russula violeipes Quél., commonly called the velvet brittlegill, is a fungal species belonging to the family Russulaceae. This species was first formally described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1898. It is an edible mushroom with a known distribution in Asia and Europe.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Russulales Russulaceae Russula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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