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Lactarius californiensis Hesler & A.H. Sm.
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- Scientific name
- Lactarius californiensis
- Author
- Hesler & A.H. Sm.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Assessment status
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-02-02
- IUCN Red List Category
- LC
- Assessors
- Siegel, N.
- Reviewers
- Mueller, G.M.
Assessment Notes
The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195922550/195927470
Justification
Lactarius californiensis is a common species in northern California, likely associated with Tanoak. It is often recorded as L. pallescens, a similar pale-capped species that often occurs in the same habitat, with larger spores. It has also been misreported as L. uvidus, a species not known to occur in western North America. The species is widespread, and no decline has been observed. It is assessed as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
This species was described from a type collection made in Mendocino County, California, USA (Hesler and Smith 1979). Previously it was referred to as Lactarius uvidus group, and occasionally misidentified as L. pallescens.Geographic range
This species is found from Santa Cruz County California north into central Oregon in coast and Coast Range forests, and also in the northern Sierra Nevada foothills.Population and Trends
This species is widespread, occurring in most of northern California's mixed evergreen forests. It is locally common from Sonoma county north through Humboldt County, California, but is occasional elsewhere. The population appears to be stable, with no decline having been noted.
Population Trend: stable
