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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Russula |
| Species: | R. crassotunicata
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| Russula crassotunicata | |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Russula crassotunicata in Index Fungorum
- Russula crassotunicata in MycoBank.
- Description at Roger's Mushrooms
- Trial field key to the species of Russula in the Pacific Northwest
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