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Russula graveolens Romell, in Britzelmayr, Hymenomyc. Südbayern 9: 17 (1898)

Russula xerampelina var. purpurata Crawshay, The Spore Ornamentation of Russulas: 103 (1930)
Russula xerampelina var. graveolens (Romell) Kühner & Romagn., Fl. Analyt. Champ. Supér. (Paris): 449 (1953)
Russula purpurata (Crawshay) Romagn., Russules d'Europe Afr. Nord Essai sur la Valeur Taxinomique et Spécifique des Charactères des Spores et des Revêtements: 706 (1967)
Russula graveolens var. megacantha Bon, Docums Mycol. 18(no. 69): 36 (1987)

Habitat: On soil in mixed deciduous woodland, usually associated with Fagus or Quercus spp.

Notes: Apparently widespread. Collections of the R. xerampelina group in lowland deciduous woodland (other than Russula faginea and R. cicatricata) probably belong here.

Distribution: E: !, S: !, W: !, NI: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 105750; Scotland: K(M) 132943; Wales: K(M) 27696

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 104, pl. 105 (lower left)
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 391
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), as Russula purpurata, p. 391
D+I:, in Galli, R., Le Russule: 480 pp. (1996), p. 370-371
D+I:, in Galli, R., Le Russule: 480 pp. (1996), as Russula purpurata, p. 366-367

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