It is sometimes found growing together with Russula cyanoxantha.

Russula cyanoxantha grows in slightly acidic, but nutrient-rich soil.

Russula cyanoxantha - one of the largest species, with blue to greenish cap, mild taste and white, greasy gills.

Russula cyanoxantha, synonymous with R. xyanoxantha, commonly known as the charcoal burner, is a basidiomycete mushroom, distinguished from most other members of the Russula genus by the fact that its gills do not split, but are soft and flexible.