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Lactarius
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...
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Lactarius sect. Deliciosi
sectionDeliciosi
golden milkcap
speciesLactarius alnicola
Lactarius psammicola
speciesLactarius psammicola
Downy milk cap
speciesLactarius pubescens
Woolly Milkcap
speciesLactarius torminosus
Ugly Milkcap
speciesLactarius turpis
Glutinosi
sectionGlutinosi
Uvidi
sectionUvidi
Scrobiculati
subsectionScrobiculati
Blushing Milkcap
speciesLactarius controversus
Slimy Milkcap
speciesLactarius blennius
Peck's milky cap
speciesLactarius peckii
Pyrogalini
subsectionPyrogalini
tacked milkcap
speciesLactarius trivialis
Gray-stemmed Milk Cap
speciesLactarius pseudomucidus
rollrim milkcap
speciesLactarius resimus
Purple-staining Bearded Milk Cap
speciesLactarius repraesentaneus
dark-spotted milkcap
speciesLactarius atroviridis
Kauffman's Milk Cap
speciesLactarius kauffmanii
Lactarius vietus
complexLactarius vietus
Pale Milkcap
speciesLactarius pallidus
two spored milkcap
speciesLactarius acerrimus
Lactarius aestivus
speciesLactarius aestivus
Lactarius cinereus
speciesLactarius cinereus
Lactarius olympianus
speciesLactarius olympianus
whiskery milkcap
speciesLactarius mairei
Lactarius fluens
speciesLactarius fluens
Lactarius montanus
speciesLactarius montanus
Toadskin Milkcap
speciesLactarius olivaceoumbrinus
Lactarius sp. 'yazooensis-IN01'
speciesLactarius sp. 'yazooensis-IN01'
lilac milkcap
speciesLactarius lilacinus
Lilacscale Milkcap
speciesLactarius spinosulus
Lactarius yazooensis
speciesLactarius yazooensis
dyed milkcap
speciesLactarius hysginus
Lactarius tesquorum
speciesLactarius tesquorum
fruity milkcap
speciesLactarius evosmus
Lactarius zonarioides
speciesLactarius zonarioides
pine milkcap
speciesLactarius musteus
Lactarius flavidus
speciesLactarius flavidus
Lactarius albocarneus
speciesLactarius albocarneus
Lactarius caespitosus
speciesLactarius caespitosus
hoary milkcap
speciesLactarius scoticus
Lactarius utilis
speciesLactarius utilis
willow milkcap
speciesLactarius aspideus
Lactarius ilicis
speciesLactarius ilicis
Lactarius mexicanus
speciesLactarius mexicanus
Lactarius umerensis
speciesLactarius umerensis
Lactarius sp. 'OR01'
speciesLactarius sp. 'OR01'
Lactarius sp. 'alnicola-CA01'
speciesLactarius sp. 'alnicola-CA01'
Lactarius sp. 'NH01'
speciesLactarius sp. 'NH01'
Lactarius crassus
speciesLactarius crassus
Lactarius sp. 'IN26'
speciesLactarius sp. 'IN26'
mountain milkcap
speciesLactarius salicis-reticulatae
Lactarius lepidotus
speciesLactarius lepidotus
Lactarius sp. 'IN08'
speciesLactarius sp. 'IN08'
Lactarius illyricus
speciesLactarius illyricus
Lactarius tottoriensis
speciesLactarius tottoriensis
Lactarius sp. 'IN03'
speciesLactarius sp. 'IN03'
Lactarius flavopalustris
speciesLactarius flavopalustris
Lactarius dryadophilus
speciesLactarius dryadophilus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.125
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.126
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.172
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.195
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.205
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.144
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.268
Illustrations of British Mycology, First Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.294
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Lactarius in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1174534.