Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae: Russula grata Britzelm.

Russula grata – bitter almond brittlegill

Synonyms: Russula foetens, Russula laurocerasi, Russula subfoetens.

Common names: bitter almond brittlegill, Almond-scented Russula.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata) in leaves on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Cross section of bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Russula grata and Russula grata mushrooms on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 19, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Brittlegill mushrooms Russula grata on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 24, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Brittlegill mushrooms Russula grata on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 24, 2020
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2023
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States

Gills of bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2023
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States

Cross section of bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2023
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States

Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula grata collected a day before in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2023

Bitter almond brittlegill mushrooms (Russula grata)(?) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 18, 2024
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.

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• List of mushrooms with photos.
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Acknowledgements

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