Species Detail - Purple Swamp Brittlegill (Russula nitida) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Fungal Records for Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Russula nitida
Purple Swamp Brittlegill
NHMSYS0001496819
RecommendedWell-formed
Agaricus nitidus Pers., Russula nitida (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr., Russula roseipes sensu Cooke [Ill. Brit. Fung. 1035 (1081) Vol. 7 (1888)] , Russula sphagnophila Kauffman, Russula sphagnophila sensu Rea [TBMS 17: 45 (1932)], sensu auct. mult. , Russula venosa Velen., Russula venosa Vel.
N/A
runit
(Pers.) Fr.
Fungus
Species
4
4
4
13/09/1989
28/10/1995
9 August (recorded in 2011)
28 October (recorded in 1995)
British Mycological Society, Fungal Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Purple Swamp Brittlegill (Russula nitida), accessed 21 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/77/Species/173560