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Lactarius pallescens Hesler & A.H. Sm.
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- Scientific name
- Lactarius pallescens
- 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/195922509/195926390
Justification
Lactarius pallescens is a locally common milk cap which occurs over a wide area, in association with both conifers and hardwoods in western North America. The population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. It is listed as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
It was described based on an Idaho, USA, type collection (Hesler and Smith 1979). The name Lactarius uvidius has been misapplied to this species in western North America, and it is occasionally confused with L. californiensis, a similar species with a darker cap (when young) and smaller spores. The Alaskan Lactarius pallescens var. palmerensis (Hesler and Smith 1979) is likely a distinct species, and is not included in this assessment. Reports on Mushroom Observer and MyCoPortal (2021) from eastern North America appear to be misidentifications.Geographic range
This species occurs from northern California in coastal forests, throughout the Pacific Northwest in coastal, Coast Range and Cascade forests, east into the Rocky Mountains, and north into central British Columbia, Canada, and possibly into Alaska.Population and Trends
The population is widespread, and locally quite common. The population appears to be stable, with no decline having been noted.
Population Trend: stable
