Russula persanguinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Russulaceae |
Genus: | Russula |
Species: | R. persanguinea
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Binomial name | |
Russula persanguinea
Cleland (1933)
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Russula persanguinea is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. [1] Described as new to science by John Burton Cleland in 1933, [2] 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. [3]