Subgenus

Lactarius

Lactarius resimus. Photo: (c) Иван Матершев, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Russulales
        Family: Russulaceae (Milkcaps, brittlegills and allies)
        Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps)
        Subgenus: Lactarius
        Species: Lactarius repraesentaneus (Purple-staining bearded milk cap)
        Species: Lactarius resimus (Rollrim milkcap)
        Species: Lactarius alnicola (Golden milkcap)
        Species: Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus (Toadskin milkcap)
        Species: Lactarius turpis (Ugly milkcap)
        Species: Lactarius aestivus
        Species: Lactarius pseudomucidus (Gray-stemmed milk cap)
        Species: Lactarius kauffmanii (Kauffman’s milk cap)
        Species: Lactarius pubescens (Downy milk cap) (1)
        Section: Deliciosi (5)
        Subsection: Scrobiculati (2)

Subtaxa

Species: Lactarius repraesentaneus (Purple-staining bearded milk cap)

Species: Lactarius resimus (Rollrim milkcap)

Species: Lactarius alnicola (Golden milkcap)

Species: Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus (Toadskin milkcap)

Species: Lactarius turpis (Ugly milkcap)

Species: Lactarius aestivus

Species: Lactarius pseudomucidus (Gray-stemmed milk cap)

Species: Lactarius kauffmanii (Kauffman’s milk cap)

Species: Lactarius pubescens (Downy milk cap)

Section: Deliciosi

Subsection: Scrobiculati

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