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Russula claroflava

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Yellow Russula

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881380
Element CodeNFRUS00A00
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyRussulaceae
GenusRussula
Synonyms
Russula flavaRomell
Other Common Names
Yellow Swamp Russula (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Russula flaviceps in Russula claroflava, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
LabradorSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Grass MountainSanta Fe National Forest3,254
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
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.