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Lactarius torminosus (Schaeff.) Pers.
Lactarius torminosus (Schaeff.) Pers.
Lactarius torminosus is a toxic mycorrhizal milk-cap mushroom found across northern hemisphere temperate regions.
Lactarius vietus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius vietus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius vietus is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom that typically associates with birch and has a wide distribution across the Northern Hemisphere.
Lactarius blennius (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius blennius (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius blennius is a common European mushroom that associates with beech, and has studied bioactive compounds.
Lactarius glyciosmus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius glyciosmus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius glyciosmus is a coconut-scented milk mushroom associated with birch, found across multiple continents.
Lactarius pubescens Fr.
Lactarius pubescens Fr.
Lactarius pubescens Fr. is an agaric fungus that grows under hardwoods, with conflicting reports on its edibility
Lactarius turpis (Weinm.) Fr.
Lactarius turpis (Weinm.) Fr.
Lactarius turpis is an agaric mushroom found across multiple continents that grows alongside woodland trees, especially birch.
Lactarius controversus Pers.
Lactarius controversus Pers.
Lactarius controversus Pers. is an uncommon milk-cap fungus found in Europe and North America growing with willows and poplars.
Lactarius resimus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius resimus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius resimus is an edible Northern European mushroom, toxic raw, valued as a salt-pickled delicacy.
Lactarius repraesentaneus Britzelm.
Lactarius repraesentaneus Britzelm.
Lactarius repraesentaneus is a poisonous northern hemisphere milk-cap that stains dull lilac to purple when injured.
Lactarius olympianus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius olympianus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius olympianus is an acrid-tasting mycorrhizal mushroom that grows under conifers at high elevations in the Western United States.
Lactarius mammosus Fr.
Lactarius mammosus Fr.
Lactarius mammosus, the Pap Milkcap, is a Russulaceae fungus native to Europe and Northern America.
Lactarius aestivus Nuytinck & Ammirati
Lactarius aestivus Nuytinck & Ammirati
Lactarius aestivus is a mycorrhizal mushroom with orange tones that fruits near fir and hemlock from late summer to winter.
Lactarius mairei Malençon
Lactarius mairei Malençon
Lactarius mairei is a milk-cap fungus first described from Morocco in 1939.
Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.
Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.
Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm. is a mushroom species with a funneling mature cap, found mostly in Europe.
Lactarius rubrilacteus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius rubrilacteus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius rubrilacteus is a western North American mushroom that releases dark red to purple latex when cut, and it is edible but not highly desirable.
Lactarius indigo (Schwein.) Fr.
Lactarius indigo (Schwein.) Fr.
Lactarius indigo is an edible blue mycorrhizal mushroom distributed across North America, parts of Europe, and Asia with variable culinary desirability.
Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray
Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray
Lactarius deliciosus is an edible orange milk-cap mushroom native to Europe, introduced elsewhere, and widely eaten across many cuisines.
Lactarius deterrimus Gröger
Lactarius deterrimus Gröger
Lactarius deterrimus Gröger is an agaric fungus that forms mycorrhizae with Norway spruce and bearberry, found across Europe and parts of Asia.
Lactarius sanguifluus (Paulet) Fr.
Lactarius sanguifluus (Paulet) Fr.
This is a detailed description of the milk-cap mushroom Lactarius sanguifluus, covering its morphology, habitat, distribution and conservation status.
Lactarius salmonicolor R.Heim & Leclair
Lactarius salmonicolor R.Heim & Leclair
Lactarius salmonicolor is an ectomycorrhizal milky cap fungus found across Europe and parts of North America, used in regional European cuisine.
Lactarius paradoxus Beardslee & Burl.
Lactarius paradoxus Beardslee & Burl.
Lactarius paradoxus is a North American milk-cap mushroom that stains green when damaged and forms mycorrhizae with pine and oak.
Lactarius chelidonium Peck
Lactarius chelidonium Peck
Lactarius chelidonium is a milk-cap mushroom species first described by C.H. Peck in 1870, placed in genus Lactarius, order Russulales.
Lactarius quieticolor Romagn.
Lactarius quieticolor Romagn.
Lactarius quieticolor is a milk-cap mushroom species first scientifically described in 1958 by French mycologist Henri Romagnesi.
Lactarius aurantiosordidus Nuytinck & S.L.Mill.
Lactarius aurantiosordidus Nuytinck & S.L.Mill.
Lactarius aurantiosordidus, the sordid orange milk cap, is a North American coastal Lactarius species that associates with sitka spruce.
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