Lactarius trivialis (Fr.) Fr.

Lactarius trivialis is a species of mushroom belonging to the genus Lactarius. The fungus is most commonly found in Scandinavia. The colour of the mushroom's cap can range from a light brown colour, to dark purple. The species has a total of five subtaxa. It was discovered and first recorded in the year 1838 by Elias Magnus Fries, in his book, Epicrisis Systematis Mycologici.

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Synonyms 7

Galorrheus trivialis, Lactifluus trivialis, Lactarius affinis var. viridilactis, Lactarius trivialis var. gracilis, Lactarius trivialis var. maculatus, Lactarius trivialis var. minor, Lactarius trivialis var. viridilactis

14,417 GBIF occurrences
1,260 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Stable

Conservation: year assessed

2025

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/122090610/260424570

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.

Lactarius trivialis (Fr.) Fr.

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