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Lactarius xanthogalactus Peck
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- Scientific name
- Lactarius xanthogalactus
- Author
- Peck
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Assessment status
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-01-23
- 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/195922088/195926531
Justification
Lactarius xanthogalactus is a very common milk cap, occurring in both conifer and hardwood forests across California and Oregon, USA. The species is widespread, and no decline has been observed. It is listed as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
This species was described as Lactarius xanthogalactus, from a collection made at Stanford University (Peck 1907). However, this name was rarely used, and collections of this species were referred to as Lactarius chrysorheus and Lactarius vinaceorufescens (Hesler and Smith 1979, Arora 1986). Research into California Lactarius (Methven 1997) clarified the taxonomic issues.Geographic range
This species is very common across most of the forested low and mid elevation parts of California and southern Oregon, USA, but is only occasional north through Oregon. It is also found in northern Baja California, Mexico.Population and Trends
The population is widespread, in many different habitat types. It occurs in both conifer and hardwood forests in coastal and low montane forests across California, with no sign of decline.
Population Trend: stable
