Lactifluus corrugis

 Lactifluus corrugis (formerly Lactarius corrugis), commonly known as the corrugated-cap milky,[2] is an edible species of fungus in the family Russulaceae.[3] It was first described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1880.[4]

Lactifluus corrugis
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Basidiomycota
Class:Agaricomycetes
Order:Russulales
Family:Russulaceae
Genus:Lactifluus
Species:
L. corrugis
Binomial name
Lactifluus corrugis
(PeckKuntze (1891)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lactarius corrugis Peck (1880)
Lactifluus corrugis
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
 cap is convex or depressed
hymenium is adnate
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: choice

DescriptionEdit

Along with Lactifluus volemusL. corrugis is considered a choice edible mushroom. The latex of both species stains brown.[5]

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