Biology:Lactifluus corrugis
| Lactifluus corrugis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactifluus |
| Species: | L. corrugis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactifluus corrugis (Peck) Kuntze (1891)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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| Lactifluus corrugis | |
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 | gills on hymenium |
 | cap is convex or depressed |
 | hymenium is adnate |
 | stipe is bare |
 | spore print is white |
 | ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | edibility: choice |
Lactifluus corrugis (formerly Lactarius corrugis), commonly known as the corrugated-cap milky,[2] is an edible species of fungus in the family Russulaceae.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1880.[4]
Description
The brownish-red cap is 4–12 centimetres (1 1⁄2–4 3⁄4 in) wide, and is usually dusted by a light bloom (turning dark when touched).[5] The gills are light yellow and leak white latex,[5] which stains brown.[6] The stem is 4–13 cm (1 1⁄2–5 in) long and 1.5–2.5 cm (5⁄8–1 in).[5] The spore print is white.[5]
It resembles Lactifluus volemus,[6] the latex of which also stains brown.[6] Additionally, L. hygrophoroides has a pinkish-orange cap.[5]
Habitat and distribution
The mushroom can be found under oak trees in eastern North America between July and September.[5]
Uses
L. corrugis is considered a choice edible mushroom.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lactarius corrugis (Peck) Kuntze (1891)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=411456&Fields=All.
- ↑ Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Guide to the Genus Lactarius. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. 2009. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-8156-3229-0.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2. https://archive.org/details/mushroomsotherfu0000phil.
- ↑ Peck CH. (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History 32: 17–72.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. pp. 187. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. pp. 94. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q612163 entry
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