''Russula agaricina'' is a fungus in the family, Russulaceae. It was first described in 1876 as ''Macowania agaricina'' by

Károly Kalchbrenner Károly Kalchbrenner (born 5 May 1807 in Pöttelsdorf, died 5 June 1886 in Spišské Vlachy) was a Hungarian mycologist. He trained in theology early in life and became a priest in Spišské Vlachy, north-eastern Slovakia. His contributions inc ...

, and in 2007, based on phylogenetic evidence was transferred to the genus, '' Russula'', by

Teresa Lebel Dr Teresa Lebel is a taxonomist and ecologist who works on fungi, with a particular interest in subterranean truffle-like fungi and their mushroom, bolete, bracket or cup relatives. Career Lebel studied at the University of Western Austral ...

and Jennifer Tonkin (but invalidly published). The name, ''Russula agaricina'' was validly published in 2018 by

James Trappe James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is a mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species. He has authored or co-authored 450 scientific papers and written three books on the subject. MycoBank lists him as either author or co-auth ...

and Todd Elliott.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10657986 Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley agaricina