Lactifluus vellereus (Fr.) Kuntze
Lactifluus vellereus, commonly known as the fleecy milk-cap, is a quite large fungus in the genus Lactifluus. It is one of the two most common milk-caps found with beech trees, with the other being Lactarius subdulcis.
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Synonyms 19
Agaricus vellereus, Galorrheus vellereus, Lactarius albivellus, Lactarius hometii, Lactarius vellereus, Lactarius velutinus, Lactifluus albivellus, Lactifluus hometii, Galorrheus vellereus var. exsulla, Lactarius aspideus var. hometii, Lactarius vellereus var. boudieri, Lactarius vellereus var. fuscescens, Lactarius vellereus var. hometii, Lactarius vellereus var. odorans, Lactarius vellereus var. queletii, Lactarius vellereus var. trifurcatus, Lactarius vellereus var. velutinus, Lactarius vellereus var. virescens, Lactifluus vellereus var. hometii
- 14,746 GBIF occurrences
- 2,281 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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