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Russula brevipes

Peck

Short-stem Russula

G5Secure Found in 125 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881371
Element CodeNFRUS000X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyRussulaceae
GenusRussula
Other Common Names
Short-stemmed Russula (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Russula brevipes in Russula chloroides, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-05-25
Change Date2015-05-25
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (125)
Alaska (11)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Green RocksTongass National Forest11,093
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
California (30)
AreaForestAcres
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Devils GardenLassen National Forest3,335
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hoover - Green Ck NoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,155
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Patricks Knob - North CutoffLolo National Forest16,970
SapphireBitterroot National Forest43,303
South Siegel - South CutoffLolo National Forest13,474
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Sierra Negra Rare II Study AreaCarson National Forest9,470
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Oregon (28)
AreaForestAcres
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Gold CreekWillamette National Forest1,364
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
MarshWinema National Forest1,226
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
Moose LakeWillamette National Forest5,013
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Washington (35)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Packwood LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest1,084
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.