Species
Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron milkcap)
Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the saffron milk cap and red pine mushroom, is one of the best known members of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It is found in Europe and has been accidentally introduced to other countries under conifers and can be found growing in pine plantations. A fresco in the Roman town of Herculaneum appears to depict Lactarius deliciosus and is one of the earliest pieces of art to…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Order: Russulales
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Family: Russulaceae (Milkcaps, brittlegills and allies)
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Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps)
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Subgenus: Lactarius
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Section: Deliciosi
- Species: Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron milkcap)
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Section: Deliciosi
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Subgenus: Lactarius
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Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps)
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Family: Russulaceae (Milkcaps, brittlegills and allies)
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Order: Russulales
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)