Russulaceae
Sign in to saveThe Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales, with roughly 1,900 known species and a worldwide distribution. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. These gilled mushrooms are characterised by the brittle flesh of their fruitbodies.
Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyRussulaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Russulales
- Image
- Russula emetica.jpg
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Placement of the family
- Internal systematics
- Species diversity
- Description
- Macroscopic characteristics
- Microscopic characteristics
- Genera distinction
- Distribution
- Ecology
- Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis
- Other types of mycorrhiza
- Wood decay species
- Hypogeous fruiting
- Parasites
- Threats and conservation
- Edibility
- Chemistry
- References
- External links
The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales, with roughly 1,900 known species and a worldwide distribution. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. These gilled mushrooms are characterised by the brittle flesh of their fruitbodies.
In addition to these typical agaricoid forms, the family contains species with fruitbodies that are laterally striped (pleurotoid), closed (secotioid or gasteroid), or crust-like (corticioid). Molecular phylogenetics has demonstrated close affinities between species with very different fruitbody types and has discovered new, distinct lineages.