Lactarius tabidus Fr.
Lactarius tabidus, commonly known as the birch milkcap, is an inedible mushroom of the genus Lactarius. It can be found in North America and Europe, and grows at the base of pine in Autumn. Its white milk stains fabric a sulphur yellow, from which its specific epithet derives.
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Synonyms 5
Lactifluus tabidus, Lactarius mitissimus var. tabidus, Lactarius subdulcis var. tabidus, Lactarius tabidus var. obscurior, Lactarius tabidus f. obscurior
- 29,950 GBIF occurrences
- 2,046 iNaturalist observations
Conservation status code
LC
Conservation: status label
Least Concern
Conservation: population trend
Stable
Conservation: year assessed
2025
IUCN Red List page
Habitats
IUCN: rationale
This species has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. This species is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
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