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Lactarius
Also known as milkcap
Lactarius is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they exude when cut or damaged. Like the closely related genus Russula, their flesh has a distinctive brittle consistency. It is a large genus with over 500 known species, mainly distributed in the Northern hemisphere. Recently, the genus Lactifluus has been separated from Lactarius based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
Species
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Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCarangaria incertae sedis
- FamilyLactariidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
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16 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Placement within Russulaceae
- Relationships within ''Lactarius''
- Selected species
- Description
- Macromorphology
- Micromorphology
- Species identification
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Edibility
- Chemistry
- Pharmacology
- See also
- References
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Lactarius is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they exude when cut or damaged. Like the closely related genus Russula, their flesh has a distinctive brittle consistency. It is a large genus with over 500 known species, mainly distributed in the Northern hemisphere. Recently, the genus Lactifluus has been separated from Lactarius based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
==Taxonomy== thumb|Small droplets of "latex" exuding from a damaged species of Lactarius.