Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the delicious milk cap, 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 native to Europe, but has been accidentally introduced to other countries along with pine trees, with which the fungus is symbiotic.
| Lactarius deliciosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactarius |
| Species: | L. deliciosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactarius deliciosus | |
| Synonyms | |
| Lactarius deliciosus | |
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| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is depressed | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is tan | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is edible | |
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