Family

Russulaceae (Milkcaps, brittlegills and allies)

Russula punicea. Photo: (c) Rebecca Twiss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales, with roughly 1,900 known species and a worldwide distribution. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushroom-forming fungi that include some edible species. These gilled mushrooms are characterised by the brittle flesh of their fruitbodies.

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: Russula (Brittlegills) (35)
        Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps) (37)

Subtaxa

Genus: Russula (Brittlegills)

Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps)

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