Variety
Lactarius pubescens betulae (Bearded birch milk cap)
Lactarius pubescens betulae. Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lactarius pubescens, commonly known as the downy milk cap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is a medium to large agaric with a creamy-buff, hairy cap, whitish gills and short stout stem. The fungus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and grows solitarily or in scattered groups on sandy soil under or near birch.
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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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Species: Lactarius pubescens (Downy milk cap)
- Variety: Lactarius pubescens betulae (Bearded birch milk cap)
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Species: Lactarius pubescens (Downy milk cap)
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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)
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