Name:		Russula nitida Fr.
Basionym:		Agaricus nitidus Pers.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Russula Pers. [Genus] Russulaceae Lotsy [Family] Russulales Kreisel ex P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon & J.C. David [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Russula nitida forma nitida Russula nitida forma ochraceoalba (Singer) Bon Russula nitida forma olivaceo-alba (Singer) Bon Russula nitida forma pseudoamethystina Singer Russula nitida forma subingrata (Singer) Bon Russula nitida var. cuprea Cooke Russula nitida var. heterosperma (Singer) Bon Russula nitida var. nitida Russula nitida var. oirotica Singer Russula nitida var. pulchralis (Britzelm.) anon. ined. Russula nitida var. subheterosperma (Singer) Reumaux Russula nitida var. transiens Singer
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 5: 477, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 12: 1021, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 20: 720
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (7 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]