This is a list of Russula species. The genus Russula has a widespread distribution, and contains over 1600 species.
Species As of October, 2025, the following species are recognised in the genus Russula:
A
Russula abbotensis K. Das & J.R. Sharma (2005) Russula abbottabadensis Saba & Adamčík (2019) Russula abietiphila Wisitr., H. Lee & Y.W. Lim (2019) Russula abietum (J. Blum) Bon (1983) Russula abscondita G.M. Jansen (2024) Russula absphaerocellaris X.Y. Sang & L. Fan (2016) Russula acerba (Singer & A.H. Sm.) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula aciculocystis Kauffman ex Bills & O.K. Mill. (1984) Russula acrialbida Manz, F. Hampe & Yorou (2025) Russula acriannulata Buyck (1993) Russula acrifolia Romagn. (1997) Russula acris Steinhaus (1888) Russula acriuscula Buyck (1988) Russula acrolamellata McNabb (1973) Russula acuminata Buyck (1988) Russula acutispora R. Heim (1971) Russula adalbertii Reumaux, Moënne-Locc. & Bidaud (1999) Russula adelae Čern. (1951) Russula admirabilis Beardslee & Burl. (1939) Russula adusta (Pers.) Fr. (1838) Russula adusto-densifolia Secr. ex Singer (1986) Russula adustoides R. Heim (1938) Russula adwanitekae A. Ghosh, K. Das & Buyck (2021) Russula aerina Romagn. (1962) Russula aeruginascens Peck (1901) Russula aeruginea Lindblad ex Fr. (1863) Russula affinis Burl. (1924) Russula africana R. Heim (1970) Russula afrodelica Buyck (2004) Russula agaricina (Kalchbr. ex Berk.) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula ahmadii Jabeen, Razaq, Niazi, I. Ahmad & Khalid (2017) Russula alachuana Murrill (1938) Russula alatoreticula K. Acharya, S. Khatua, A.K. Dutta & Paloi (2017) Russula alba Schulzer (1870) Russula albella Peck (1898) Russula albiclavipes Murrill (1946) Russula albida Peck (1887)New York St. Mus. Bull. 1887;1(2):10 Russula albidicremea Murrill (1939) Russula albidigleba (Singer & A.H. Sm.) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula albidoflava T. Lebel (2007) Russula albidogrisea Jing W. Li & L.H. Qiu (2017) Russula albidolutescens Gillet (1884 ) Russula albidula PeckBull. Torrey Bot. Club 1898;25:370 Russula albiduliformis Murrill (1943) Russula albiflavescens Murrill (1939) Russula albimarginata Murrill (1945) Russula alboareolata Hongo (1979) Russula albobrunnea T. Lebel (2007) Russula alboflava C.Y. Niu, W.Q. Qin & G.J. Li (2024) Russula albofloccosa Buyck (1990) Russula albolutea B. Chen & J.F. Liang (2021) Russula albolutescens McNabb (1973) Russula albonigra (Krombh.) Fr. (1874) Russula albonigroides Singer (1948) Russula alborosea Reumaux (1996) Russula albospissa Buyck (1989) Russula alcalinicola Burl. (1924) Russula alleinstanleyae T.F. Elliott & Trappe (2018) Russula allescheri Singer (1951) Russula allochroa McNabb (1973) Russula alnetorum Romagn. (1956) Russula alnicrispae I.L. Brunner (1989) Russula alpicola Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula alpigenes (Bon) Bon (1993) Russula alpium Reumaux (2003) Russula alutacea (Fr.) Fr. (1838) Russula alutaceiformis Murrill (1943) Russula alveolata R. Heim (1968) Russula amaranthina A. Favre (2008) Russula amarissima Romagn. & E.-J. Gilbert (1943) Russula ambusta De Lange, Adamčík & F. Hampe (2021) Russula americana (Singer) Singer (1942) Russula amerorecondita Avis & Barajas (2019) Russula amethystina Quél. (1898) Russula ammophila (J.M. Vidal & Calonge) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula amnicola Singer (1983) Russula amoena Quél. (1881) Russula amoenata Britzelm. (1885) Russula amoenicolor Romagn. (1967)Russ. Eur. Afr. N. 1967:253, orig. in Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon 1962;31(1):175 (nom. inval.) Several of Romagnesi's names published in the 50s and 60s did not include a reference to a type specimen and only became valid in 1967 when he published his Les Russules d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord, which included type specifications, even though the original publications are frequently given as valid. Russula amoenipes (Romagn. ex Bon) Bidaud, Moënne-Locc. & Reumaux (1996) Russula amoenoides Romagn. (1967) Russula amoenolens Romagn. (1952) Russula amygdaloides Kauffman (1918) Russula anatina Romagn. (1967) Russula anatolica Çolak & Kaygusuz (2025) Russula andaluciana T.F. Elliott & Trappe (2018) Russula angustispora Bills (1986) Russula anisata Murrill (1945) Russula anisopterae Buyck & E. Horak (1999) Russula annae Sarnari (1991) Russula annulata R. Heim (1938) Russula annulata R. Heim (1938) Russula annulatobadia Beeli (1936) Russula annulatolutea Beeli (1936) Russula annulatosquamosa Beeli (1936) Russula anomala Peck (1898) Russula anthracina Romagn. (1962) Russula antsikana Buyck & Randrianjohany (2020) Russula aosma Singer (1952) Russula appalachiensis Singer (1948) Russula appendiculata K. Das, S.L. Mill. & J.R. Sharma (2006) Russula aquosa Leclair (1933) Russula archaea R. Heim (1938) Russula archaeofistulosa Buyck (2004) Russula archaeosuberis Sarnari (1998) Russula arcyospora Singer (1990) Russula arenaria Singer (1947) Russula arenicola (S.L. Mill. & D. Mitch.) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula areolata Buyck (1989) Russula argyracea Čern. & H. Raab (1955) Russula arnoldae Murrill (1940) Russula arnouldii Maire ex Barbier (1911) Russula aromatica Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula arpalices Sarnari (1994) Russula arunii Paloi, A.K. Dutta & K. Acharya (2017) Russula ashihoi K. Das, A. Ghosh, Buyck & Hembrom (2020 ) Russula astringens Burl. (1915) Russula atramentosa Sarnari (1992) Russula atrata Shaffer (1962) Russula atroaeruginea G.J. Li, Q. Zhao & H.A. Wen (2013) Russula atroamethystina Alfaro, Singer & L.D. Gómez (1997) Russula atrochermesina Y.Lu Chen & Jun F. Liang (2024) Russula atrofusca Reumaux, Moënne-Locc. & Bidaud (1999) Russula atroglauca Einhell. (1980) Russula atropurpurea (Krombh.) Britzelm. (1893)Bot. Centralbl. 1893;54:99 non Peck New York St. Mus. Ann. Rept. 1888;41:75 Russula atropurpurea is acknowledged as an illegitimate later homonym, but in the absence of agreement regarding the better name to use to replace it, continues to be used. – dark-purple russula Russula atrorosea Schwalb (1891) Russula atrorubens Quél. (1898) Russula atrovinosa Buyck (1989) Russula atroviolacea Burl. (1915) Russula atrovirens Beeli (1928) Russula atroviridis Buyck (1990) Russula attenuata Carteret & Reumaux (2006) Russula aucarum Singer (1975) Russula aucklandica McNabb (1973) Russula aurantiaca (Jul. Schäff.) Romagn. (1967) Russula aurantiicolor Krombh. (1845) Russula aurantiocutis Michelin & E. Campo (2021) Russula aurantioflammans Ruots., Sarnari & Vauras (1998) Russula aurantioflava Kiran & Khalid (2019) Russula aurantiofloccosa Buyck (1990) Russula aurantiolutea Kauffman (1909) Russula aurantiomarginata Buyck (1989) Russula aurantionigrescens Jurkeit, Grauw. & J. Albers (2010) Russula aurantiopectinata F. Hampe & Manz (2021) Russula aurantiophylla Buyck & Ducousso (2004) Russula aurantirosea T. Lebel (2017) Russula aurea Pers. (1796)Observ. mycol. 1796;1:101 (= R. aurata)William Withering's 1801 Agaricus auratus was for a long time believed to be the oldest basionym. – gilded brittlegill Russula aureola Buyck (1990) Russula aureorubra K. Das, A. Ghosh, Baghela & Buyck (2017) Russula aureotacta R. Heim (1937) Russula aureoviridis Jing W. Li & L.H. Qiu (2017) Russula aurora Krombh. (1845) Russula australiensis Cooke & Massee (1887) Russula australirosea Murrill (1946) Russula australis McNabb (1973) Russula austrodelica Singer (1969) Russula austromontana Singer (1989) Russula autumnalis Velen. (1920) Russula avellaneiceps Fatto (1999) Russula ayubiana M. Kiran & Khalid (2021) Russula azurea Bres. (1882)
B
Russula bachii Čern. & H. Raab (1955) Russula badia Quél. (1881) – burning brittlegill Russula ballouii Peck (1913) Russula balpinea (Grgur.) T. Lebel (2017) Russula baniyakundensis A. Ghosh, K. Das & D. Chakr. (2020) Russula banwatchanensis Sommai, Pinruan, Somrith. & Luangsa-ard (2022) Russula baruthica Jurkeit & Gubitz (2010) Russula basifurcata Peck (1885) Russula basiturgida Buyck (1990) Russula batistae Singer (1955) Russula bavarica J.M. Vidal (2019) Russula beardslei Burl. (1939) Russula beenkenii Manz, F. Hampe & M. Piepenbr. (2025) Russula begonia G.J. Li, T.Z. Liu & T.Z. Wei (2023) Russula bella Hongo (1968) Russula bellissima Manz & F. Hampe (2022) Russula benghalensis S. Paloi & K. Acharya (2020) Russula benwooi Bazzic., D. Mill. & Buyck (2017) Russula bernardii Buyck (2004) Russula betulae Bidaud (1996) Russula betularum Hora (1960) – birch brittlegill Russula betulina Burl. (1915) Russula bhurbanensis Razzaq, Naseer & Khalid (2023) Russula bicolor Burl. (1913) Russula billsii S.L. Mill. (2004) Russula binchuanensis H.A. Wen & J.Z. Ying (2001) Russula binganensis Beeli (1928) Russula bispora (T. Lebel) T. Lebel (2017) Russula blackfordiae Peck (1910) Russula blanda Burl. (1915) Russula blennia Buyck (2018) Russula blumiana Bon (1986) Russula blumii Bon (1986) Russula boddingii Hembrom, D. Chakr., A. Ghosh & K. Das (2023) Russula boedijnii Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula bohemiae Reumaux (2003) Russula bona Schwalb (1896) Russula bonii Buyck (1995) Russula boninensis S. Ito & S. Imai (1940) Russula boranupensis (T. Lebel) T. Lebel (2017) Russula borealis Kauffman (1909) Russula boyacensis Singer (1963) Russula brasiliensis Singer (1948) Russula brevipes Peck (1890) Russula brevipileocystidiata X.Y. Sang & L. Fan (2016) Russula brevis Romagn. ex Bon (1987) Russula brevispora Y.Lu Chen & Jun F. Liang (2023) Russula brevissima Moënne-Locc. (1996) Russula brunneipes Murrill (1945) Russula brunneoalba De Marb. (1977) Russula brunneoannulata Buyck (1990) Russula brunneoaurantiaca A.K. Dutta, N. Roy & Beypih (2023) Russula brunneocystidiata X.H. Wang & L.H. Huang (2023) Russula brunneoderma Buyck (1989) Russula brunneofloccosa Buyck (1990) Russula brunneola Burl. (1915) Russula brunneonigra T. Lebel (2007) Russula brunneopurpurea Jabeen & Khalid (2017) Russula brunneorigida Buyck (1988) Russula brunneovinacea X.M. Jiang, Yang K. Li & J.F. Liang (2017) Russula brunneoviolacea Crawshay (1930) Russula brunnescens Murrill (1946) Russula bubalina J.W. Li & L.H. Qiu (2019) Russula bubalinoides L.H.D. Zhao & L.P. Zhang (2025) Russula burgeae Thiers (1997) Russula burkei Burl. (1924) Russula burlinghamiae Singer (1938) Russula bururiensis Buyck (1988) Russula butyroindica K. Das & Buyck (2017) Russula buyckii K. Acharya, Paloi & A.K. Dutta (2016) Russula byssina G.J. Li & Chun Y. Deng (2020)
C
Russula caerulea Fr. (1838)The attribution "(Pers.) Fr." is more common, but Persoon's 1801 Agaricus caeruleus was an homonym of a name published by James Bolton in his 1788 An History of Fungusses, Growing about Halifax, and thus illegitimate. Russula caeruleoanulata Douanla-Meli (2009) Russula caeruleomalva J. Blum (1952) Russula californica (Singer & A.H. Sm.) Trappe & T.F. Elliott (2018) Russula californiensis Burl. (1936) Russula callainomarginis Jun F. Liang & J. Song (2022) Russula calvitiosa Kučera (1926) Russula camarophylla Romagn. (1967) Russula campestris (Romagn.) Romagn. (1967) Russula campinensis (Singer) T.W. Henkel, Aime & S.L. Mill. (2000) Russula candida (Tul. & C. Tul.) J.M. Vidal (2019) Russula candidissima J.M. Vidal, Pasabán & Chachuła (2019) Russula cantharellicola D. Arora & N.H. Nguyen (2014) Russula capensis A. Pearson (1951) Russula capillaris Buyck (2019) Russula capitis-orae (Dring) T. Lebel (2017) Russula captiosa Reumaux (2003) Russula carbonaria R. Heim & Gilles (1971) Russula cardinalis Looney (2022) Russula carmelensis M.M. Moser, Binyam. & Aviz.-Hersh. (1977) Russula carmesina R. Heim (1970) Russula carminipes J. Blum (1954) Russula carpini R. Girard & Heinem. (1956) Russula cartaginis Buyck & Halling (2004) Russula cascadensis Shaffer (1964) Russula castanopsidis Hongo (1973)