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Russula persanguinea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Russula
Species:	R. persanguinea
Binomial name
Russula persanguinea Cleland (1933)

Russula persanguinea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. Described as new to science by John Burton Cleland in 1933, it is found in Australia, where it grows singly or in small groups on the ground in eucalypt forests and woodlands. It resembles the common Northern Hemisphere species Russula emetica.

See also

• List of Russula species

References

1. "Russula persanguinea Cleland 1933". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
2. Cleland JB. (1933). "Australian fungi: notes and descriptions. – No. 9". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 57: 187–94.
3. Bougher NL, Syme K (1998). Fungi of Southern Australia. UWA Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-875560-80-6.

External links

• Russula persanguinea in Index Fungorum

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