Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm. is a fungus in the Russulaceae family, order Russulales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm. (Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.)
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Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.

Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.

Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm. is a mushroom species with a funneling mature cap, found mostly in Europe.

Family
Genus
Lactarius
Order
Russulales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm.

The cap of Lactarius acerrimus Britzelm. ranges from 5 to 15 cm in diameter. When the mushroom is old, the cap often develops a funnel-like shape. The lamellae are cream-colored in young specimens, and change to an ochre color as the mushroom matures. The cap edge is smooth, undulated, and irregular. The stem is short and stubby, measuring 2 to 5 cm long and 0.8 to 2 cm thick. This species is found primarily in Europe, though it has also been recorded in North America and Morocco.

Photo: (c) Federico Calledda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Federico Calledda · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Russulales Russulaceae Lactarius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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