''Russula laeta'' is a brittle gill species that was first described by

Julius Schäffer Julius Schäffer (3 June 188221 October 1944) was a German mycologist. His contributions include studies on the Agaricales (gilled mushrooms), especially the genus ''Russula'', about which he wrote a monograph in 1933. and issued the exsiccata ''R ...

in 1952. This species is critically endangered in

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

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laeta Laeta was a Roman empress as the second wife of the emperor Gratian. Empress Gratian was first married to Constantia, who died at the age of 21. The ''Chronicon Paschale'' dates the arrival of Constantia's remains in Constantinople to 31 Augus ...

Edible fungi Fungi described in 1952 Fungi of Europe Fungus species {{Russulales-stub