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Lactifluus

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Lactifluus is one of three genera of mushroom-forming fungi containing species commonly named "milk-caps", the others being Lactarius and Multifurca. It has been separated from Lactarius based on molecular phylogenetic evidence but is very similar to that genus. There are roughly 150 known Lactifluus species, which have a mainly tropical distribution but are also found in the north temperate zone and Australasia. Some of them are edible mushrooms.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderRussulales
  5. FamilyRussulaceae
Observations recorded71,278

Lactifluus (Pers.) Roussel – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny gołąbkowatych (Russulaceae). W Polsce występuje jeden gatunek.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
285
With media
17
Family
Russulaceae
Collections
NY, UFPB, MEL, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), F
Recorded in
Australia, Brasil, Costa Rica

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Russulaceae
Image
Lactarius piperatus BS11.jpg
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Commons category
Lactifluus
taxon name
Lactifluus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Lactifluus
taxon author citation
(Pers.) Roussel
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Selected species
  • Description
  • Edibility
  • References
  • External links

Lactifluus is one of three genera of mushroom-forming fungi containing species commonly named "milk-caps", the others being Lactarius and Multifurca. It has been separated from Lactarius based on molecular phylogenetic evidence but is very similar to that genus. There are roughly 150 known Lactifluus species, which have a mainly tropical distribution but are also found in the north temperate zone and Australasia. Some of them are edible mushrooms.

==Taxonomy==

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