Lactarius
33 species
5 subspecies and varieties
5 subspecies and varieties
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Lactarius alnicola – golden milk-cap
Lactarius aspideoides – bright yellow milk-cap
Lactarius caespitosus – gray milk-cap
Lactarius deterrimus – false saffron milkcap
Lactarius fallax – velvety milk-cap
Habitat: Litter in spruce and mixed conifer forests along the coast and in the interior mountains
Habitat: Litter in spruce and mixed conifer forests along the coast and in the interior mountains
Lactarius hepaticus – liver milkcap
Lactarius occidentalis – alder milkcap
Distribution: Western Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: Occurs with alders
Distribution: Western Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: Occurs with alders
Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus – toadskin milk-cap
Lactarius pallescens – pale-capped violet-latex milk-cap
Lactarius pseudomucidus – slimy milk-cap
Distribution: Broad Western North America
Habitat: L. pseudomucidus is frequently found in coastal and mid-elevation conifer forests, and eastward at least as far as Idaho and southward into California.
Distribution: Broad Western North America
Habitat: L. pseudomucidus is frequently found in coastal and mid-elevation conifer forests, and eastward at least as far as Idaho and southward into California.
Lactarius pubescens
Habitat: In the PNW, L. plumbeus occurs frequently under planted birch trees and often persists into late fall as dry black specimens. In Europe, it is reported from birch and spruce forests and also is known as L. necator (Bulliard: Fries) P. Karsten and L. turpis (Weinmann) Fries.
Habitat: In the PNW, L. plumbeus occurs frequently under planted birch trees and often persists into late fall as dry black specimens. In Europe, it is reported from birch and spruce forests and also is known as L. necator (Bulliard: Fries) P. Karsten and L. turpis (Weinmann) Fries.
• var. betulae – bearded milk-cap, downy milk-cap, woolly milk-cap
• var. pubescens – downy milk-cap, woolly milk-cap, bearded milkcap
Lactarius resimus – yellow staining bearded milk-cap, rollrim milkcap
Lactarius rubidus – candy-cap
Lactarius rubrilacteus – bleeding milk-cap
Habitat: It occurs in a variety of habitats and seems to associate primarily with pines and Douglas-fir, especially in younger stands.
Habitat: It occurs in a variety of habitats and seems to associate primarily with pines and Douglas-fir, especially in younger stands.
Lactarius rufus – red hot milk-cap, red milk-cap, rufous milkcap
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: L. rufus commonly occurs with spruce and pine, often in abundance, for example, near the edge of bogs or in other moist areas where Sitka spruce occurs. It is very common in northern conifer forests around the world.
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: L. rufus commonly occurs with spruce and pine, often in abundance, for example, near the edge of bogs or in other moist areas where Sitka spruce occurs. It is very common in northern conifer forests around the world.
Lactarius scrobiculatus – pitted milk-cap, scrobiculate milk-cap
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: common in our conifer forests
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: common in our conifer forests
Lactarius trivialis – ordinary milk-cap
Lactarius uvidus – purple staining milk-cap
