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Russula caerulea (Pers.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Uppsala): 353 (1838)

Agaricus caeruleus Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2: 445 (1801)
Russula amara Kučera, České Houby 7(3-4): 50 (1927)

Habitat: On soil, associated with Pinus spp. (usually Pinus sylvestris in Britain).

Notes: Occasional but widespread and may be locally frequent.

Distribution: E: o, S: o, W: o, NI: o, ROI: o

Vouchers: England: K(M) 109096; Scotland: K(M) 109097; Wales: K(M) 109095; ROI: K(M) 9355

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 397
D+I:, in Galli, R., Le Russule: 480 pp. (1996), as Russula amara, p. 392-393

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