Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.
Russula cyanoxantha, commonly known as the charcoal burner or variegated russula, is a basidiomycete mushroom. It can be confused for a number of other members of its genus. Found mostly in Europe, it is an edible mushroom.
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Synonyms 15
Agaricus cyanoxanthus, Russula cutefracta, Russula flavoviridis, Russula lilacina, Russula peltereaui, Russula variata, Agaricus pectinatus var. cyanoxanthus, Russula cyanoxantha var. cutefracta, Russula cyanoxantha var. flavoviridis, Russula cyanoxantha var. subacerba, Russula cyanoxantha var. variata, Russula vesca var. cyanoxantha, Russula cyanoxantha f. cutefracta, Russula cyanoxantha f. pallida, Russula cyanoxantha f. peltereaui
- 44,049 GBIF occurrences
- 8,356 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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