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Russula aeruginea

Fr.

Green Russula

G5Secure Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881356
Element CodeNFRUS000S0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyRussulaceae
GenusRussula
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-28
Change Date2015-05-28
Range Extent Comments
Cosmopolitan and widespread. Growing from Alaska and the Yukon south all across Canada and parts of the U.S.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
LabradorSNRYes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Heartbreak RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest4,455
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Utah (8)
AreaForestAcres
418012Uinta National Forest25,758
418013Uinta National Forest14,643
418015Uinta National Forest17,289
418016Uinta National Forest35,240
418017Uinta National Forest19,631
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.