Notes on the subsection Crassotunicatinae and other species of Russula

TitleNotes on the subsection Crassotunicatinae and other species of Russula
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1970
AuthorsShaffer RL
JournalLloydia
Volume33
Pagination49-96
KeywordsSPECIES
Abstract

This paper presents a taxonomic treatment of the exclusively North American subsection Crassotunicatinae of Russula sect. Ingratae. There follow descriptions and discussions of North American material of 16 additional species from various sections of the genus: R. simillima, R. variata, R. aeruginea, R. galochroa, R. basifurcata, R. vesca, R. brunneola, R. peckii, R. purpureomaculata sp. nov., R. brunneoviolacea, R. krombholzii. nom. nov. (=R. stropurpurea (Kromb.) Britz. 1893 non Pk. 1888), R. fragilis, R. paludosa, R. velenovskyi, R. aurantiolutea, and R. adulterina.