Russula violeipes

Russula violeipes, commonly known as the velvet brittlegill, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It was described by French mycologist Lucien Quélet in 1898.^[2] An edible mushroom,^[3] it is found in Asia and Europe.^[4]

Russula violeipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Russula
Species:	R. violeipes
Binomial name
Russula violeipes Quél. (1898)
Synonyms[1]
Russula heterophylla var. chlora Gillet (1876) Russula olivascens var. citrinus Quél. (1886) Russula xerampelina var. citrina (Quél.) Quél. (1888) Russula punctata f. citrina (Quél.) Maire (1910) Russula punctata f. violeipes (Quél.) Maire (1910) Russula amoena var. violeipes (Quél.) Singer (1932) Russula violeipes f. citrina (Quél.) Romagn. (1942) Russula violeipes var. citrina (Quél.) Sarnari (1998)