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Lactarius piperatus

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Lactarius piperatus

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Lactarius piperatus, commonly known as the Peppery Milkcap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It belongs to the order Russulales, class Agaricomycetes, and phylum Basidiomycota within the kingdom Fungi. The species is classified under the genus Lactarius and features a lamella hymenium with a white spore print. As a mycorrhizal organism, it is considered an edible mushroom. The taxon author citation is (L.) Pers.

Records of Lactarius piperatus have been documented in Mexico and the United States. Various databases contain thousands of observations and records for this species, including entries from institutions such as IB-CUCBA-UDG, ENCB-IPN, CINC, and NY. The organism has also been referenced in multiple encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Peppery Milkcap

SPECIES

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderRussulales
  5. FamilyRussulaceae
Observations5,812
Observations recorded4,405

Der Langstielige Pfeffer-Milchling (Lactifluus piperatus) ist eine Pilzart aus der Familie der Täublingsverwandten (Russulaceae). Andere Namen für diesen Milchling sind Schlanker Pfeffer-Milchling und Echter Pfeffermilchling. Er ist ein großer weißlicher Milchling mit einem glatten Hut, sehr dicht stehenden Lamellen und einer sehr scharfen, weißen Milch. Besonders in Österreich und der Schweiz ist er ein häufiger Pilz, den man in verschiedenen Laubmischwäldern finden kann. Der Milchling gilt in Mitteleuropa meist als ungenießbar, während er besonders in Südosteuropa als Speisepilz geschätzt wird.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
955
With media
355
Family
Russulaceae
Collections
IB-CUCBA-UDG, ENCB-IPN, CINC, NY
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lactarius
Image
Lactarius060.jpg
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Lactarius piperatus
Commons category
Lactarius piperatus
hymenium type
lamella
mushroom ecological type
mycorrhiza
spore print color
white
taxon common name
pippurirousku
taxon author citation
(L.) Pers.
short name
L. piperatus
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Encyclopedic overview

Lactifluus piperatus (synonym Lactarius piperatus), commonly known as the blancaccio, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Lactifluus. It was the original type species of the genus Lactarius, before being moved to Lactifluus.

The fruiting body is a creamy-white mushroom which is funnel-shaped when mature, with exceptionally crowded gills. It bleeds a whitish peppery-tasting milk when cut. Widely distributed across Europe and eastern North America, L. piperatus has been accidentally introduced to Australia. Mycorrhizal, it forms a symbiotic relationship with various species of deciduous tree, including beech, and hazel, and fruiting bodies are found on the forest floor in deciduous woodland.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lactarius piperatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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