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Lactarius argillaceifolius Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius argillaceifolius Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius argillaceifolius is a mycorrhizal milk-cap mushroom of North America with unknown edibility.
Lactarius maculatipes Burl.
Lactarius maculatipes Burl.
Lactarius maculatipes is a milk-cap fungus in Russulales, described as new to science in 1942 by Gertrude S. Burlingham.
Lactarius occidentalis A.H.Sm.
Lactarius occidentalis A.H.Sm.
Lactarius occidentalis is a small milk-cap mushroom that forms mycorrhiza with alders, fruiting from late summer to fall.
Lactarius psammicola A.H.Sm.
Lactarius psammicola A.H.Sm.
Lactarius psammicola is an acrid-tasting Russulaceae mushroom with distinct orangish brown concentric cap rings.
Lactarius rubidus (Hesler & A.H.Sm.) Methven
Lactarius rubidus (Hesler & A.H.Sm.) Methven
Lactarius rubidus is an aromatic, edible candy cap mushroom most often used as a dried flavoring for cooking.
Lactarius rufus (Scop.) Fr.
Lactarius rufus (Scop.) Fr.
Lactarius rufus is a common reddish-brown milk-cap found in northern temperate North America and Europe, often associated with conifers.
Lactarius xanthogalactus Peck
Lactarius xanthogalactus Peck
Lactarius xanthogalactus is a North American mushroom that oozes white latex that quickly turns bright sulfur-yellow when cut.
Lactarius camphoratus (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius camphoratus (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius camphoratus, or candy cap, is an aromatic edible mushroom commonly used as a flavoring, especially in sweet dishes.
Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius quietus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius quietus is a common oak-associated mushroom found primarily in Europe with distinct zoning on its cap.
Lactarius vinaceorufescens A.H.Sm.
Lactarius vinaceorufescens A.H.Sm.
Lactarius vinaceorufescens is a poisonous North American milk-cap mushroom with white latex that rapidly turns sulfur yellow.
Lactarius helvus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius helvus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius helvus is a fragrant toxic mushroom found across Europe and Asia, used dried in small quantities as a spice.
Lactarius chrysorrheus Fr.
Lactarius chrysorrheus Fr.
Lactarius chrysorrheus is a poisonous milkcap fungus with white milk that turns bright sulphur yellow when exposed to air.
Lactarius aurantiacus (Pers.) Gray
Lactarius aurantiacus (Pers.) Gray
Lactarius aurantiacus is an orange mycorrhizal milkcap mushroom that grows in forests across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Lactarius subdulcis (Pers.) Gray
Lactarius subdulcis (Pers.) Gray
Lactarius subdulcis is a common European agaric often found near beech trees, with a depressed brownish cap and white non-yellow-staining milk.
Lactarius eucalypti O.K.Mill. & R.N.Hilton
Lactarius eucalypti O.K.Mill. & R.N.Hilton
Lactarius eucalypti is a small milk-cap fungus found in Australian eucalypt woodlands, first described in 1987.
Lactarius tabidus Fr.
Lactarius tabidus Fr.
Lactarius tabidus Fr. is an autumn mushroom species found in Britain and North America that grows with pine or birch.
Lactarius subserifluus Longyear
Lactarius subserifluus Longyear
Lactarius subserifluus is a North American milk-cap fungus first described in 1902 from Michigan collections.
Lactarius lignyotus Fr.
Lactarius lignyotus Fr.
Lactarius lignyotus (chocolate milky) is an edible brown milk-cap mushroom found in eastern North American coniferous woods.
Lactarius fallax A.H.Sm. & Hesler
Lactarius fallax A.H.Sm. & Hesler
Lactarius fallax is a dark brown North American milkcap mushroom whose edibility is currently unknown.
Lactarius alnicola A.H.Sm.
Lactarius alnicola A.H.Sm.
Lactarius alnicola is an inedible ectomycorrhizal mushroom found across North America and northern India.
Lactarius trivialis (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius trivialis (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius trivialis is a five-subtaxon Lactarius mushroom species first recorded in 1838, most commonly found in Scandinavia.
Lactarius kauffmanii Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius kauffmanii Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius kauffmanii is a mycorrhizal conifer forest mushroom that produces milky white latex and has an acrid taste.
Lactarius pallidus Pers.
Lactarius pallidus Pers.
Lactarius pallidus Pers. is a pale milk-cap mushroom that grows mycorrhizally with deciduous trees, found in Europe, North America and Australia.
Lactarius pseudomucidus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius pseudomucidus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius pseudomucidus is an inedible North American mushroom found in coastal and conifer forests with brown slimy caps.
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