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Sickener

Russula emetica

575Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
47Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul12
Aug98
Sep173
Oct195
Nov56
Dec12

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland173
2Aberdeenshire Scotland60
3Gloucestershire England29
4Worcestershire England19
5Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland19
6Norfolk England18
7Moray Scotland17
8Argyll and Bute Scotland14
9North Yorkshire England12
10Perth and Kinross Scotland10
11Stirling Scotland10
12Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland10
13Dumfries and Galloway Scotland9
14East Ayrshire Scotland9
15Cumbria England8
182 England324 Scotland15 Wales29 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 47 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
575
Peak month
October
Counties with records
47
Scientific name
Russula emetica
Group
Fungi
NBN Atlas records since 2000
537
Most recorded in
Highland, Aberdeenshire
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Russula
Name with authority
Russula emetica (Schaeff.) Pers.
Contributing datasets
20

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q614625 · GBIF 2551213