Golden Brittlegill

Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza
fruitbody of Russula risigallina is ectomycorrhizal with live root of Betula
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza
fruitbody of Russula risigallina is ectomycorrhizal with live root of Fagus
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza
fruitbody of Russula risigallina is ectomycorrhizal with live root of Quercus
Remarks: Other: uncertain
Other: major host/prey

Russula chamaeleontina Fries, Epicr. Myc. 363. 1838
Pileus fragile, thin, plane or depressed, up to 5 cm. broad; surface varying from rose-red to purple and lilac, the disk or entire surface becoming yellow or at times yellow from the first, viscid, with thin, separable pellicle, glabrous; margin even, then somewhat striate: context white, mild; lamellae yellow, equal, adnexed or free, narrow; stipe white, spongystuffed, becoming hollow, striate, 2-5 cm. long, 0.4-1 cm. thick: spores subglobose, ochraceous, echinulate, 7 X 7-8.7 ju.
Type locality: Europe.
Habitat: In mixed woods or pines.
Distribution: Vermont to Michigan and Colorado, and south to the District of Columbia; also in Europe.

Russula lutea (Huds.) Fries, Epicr. Myc. 363. 1838
Agaricus luteus Huds. Fl. Angl. ed. 2. 611. 1778. RussuUna lutea Schrot. Krypt.-Fl. Schles. 31; 552. 1889.
Pileus plane, slightly depressed in the center, 3-6 cm. broad; surface luteous, fading, viscid, with separable pellicle, glabrous; margin even or slightly striate with age: context white, mild, without special odor; lamellae becoming egg-yellow, equal, venose-connected, narrow, especially at the inner ends, close; stipe white, unchanging, spongystuffed, then hollow, fragile, 3-5 cm. long, 4-10 mm. thick: spores yellow, globose, echinulate, 8-10 m in diameter.
Type locality: Europe. Habitat: Beech woods.
Distribution: From Maine west to Michigan; also in Europe

Russula risigallina is a species of mushroom. It was previously known as R. chamaeleontina. It is a small yellow russula that is edible and good-tasting, although identifying the species correctly can be difficult. This mushroom can be found in various countries throughout Europe.