Butterfly-leaf vs Hellgelber Violettmilchling

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lactarius flavidus

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Hellgelber Violettmilchling is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Hellgelber Violettmilchling
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Russulales (Täublingsartige)
Family	Fabaceae	Russulaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Lactarius
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Lactarius flavidus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Hellgelber Violettmilchling

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Hellgelber Violettmilchling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hellgelber Violettmilchling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hellgelber Violettmilchling

Lactarius flavidus is a gilled mushroom in the milk cap genus with a pale yellowish cap and white to yellowish latex that exudes when cut. It grows in Mediterranean and southern European forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and pine trees. This fungus exchanges soil nutrients for photosynthetic sugars with its tree partners.