- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
- 5Published
Lactarius kauffmanii Hesler & A.H. Sm.
- Scientific name
- Lactarius kauffmanii
- 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
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
Lactarius kauffmanii is a common milk cap, occurring in hemlock and fir forests across western North America.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Described by Hesler and Smith (1979) based on a Type collection from Idaho, USA.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Lactarius kauffmanii is a common milk cap, occurring in hemlock and fir forests across western North America.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Widespread in western North America, from the northern California coast and Cascade Range, through the Pacific Northwest, east into the Rocky Mountains, north into British Columbia, and southeast Alaska on the coast.
Population and Trends
Lactarius kauffmanii is a common species with a widespread population; occurring in young to mature hemlock (Tsuga spp.) and fir (Abies spp.) forests. No decline has been observed.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Ectomycorrhizal with fir (Abies spp.), hemlock (Tsuga spp.) and possibly other conifers, Common in fall, in young to mature forests across northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Threats
No threats have been identified with regards to this species.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions is needed with regards to this species. There is some variation with morphology of this species; modern taxonomic work and genetic sequencing delimit species parameters.
Research needed
There is some variation with morphology of this species; modern taxonomic work and genetic sequencing delimit species parameters.
Use and Trade
None known.
Bibliography
Hesler, L.R. & Smith, A.H. 1979. North American Species of Lactarius. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, MI. 841 p.
iNaturalist. 2021. Available at: http://www.inaturalist.org
Methven, A.S. 1997. The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 10. Russulaceae II. Lactarius. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA. 79 p.
MyCoPortal. 2021. Mycology Collections Portal. Available at: http://mycoportal.org
Siegel, N. and Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
