Russula vinosa Lindblad

Russula vinosa, commonly known as the graying olive brittlegill or darkening brittlegill, is a species of basidiomycete mushroom found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America in summer and early autumn. Unlike many red-capped members of the russula genus, it is edible and mild-tasting. It is usually understood to have a symbiotic relationship with evergreen tree roots, except for in mountainous areas where it has occasionally associated with birches.

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Synonyms 4

Russula obscura, Russula decolorans var. obscura, Russula punctata var. obscura, Russula vinosa f. rubellipes

18,762 GBIF occurrences
531 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Stable

Conservation: year assessed

2019

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/122090750/223015039

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

The population size is likely to be very large since this is such a widespread species, and more or less stable as there is no indication of any decline.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Russula vinosa is common in coniferous forest. It is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom associating with conifers. In mountainous areas it also associates with Betula spp.

IUCN: threats narrative

There are no major threats to this species. It is commonly and widely found in woodlands.

IUCN: conservation narrative

No conservation measures are needed for this species since it is widespread and there are no major threats to it.

IUCN: rationale

Russula vinosa is a widespread, edible, ectomycorrhizal fungus in Eurasia and North America. There is no evidence of decline. It can be locally abundant where suitable habitat exists. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC).

Russula vinosa Lindblad

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