List of Lactarius species
The genus Lactarius has about 450 members worldwide.[1] Probably the best known and most widely eaten is Lactarius deliciosus.
Key
| Name | The binomial name of the Lactarius species. "#" indicates a species with a suggested English common name, listed further below. |
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| Author | The author citation—the person who first described the species using an available scientific name, eventually combined with the one who placed it in Lactarius, and using standardized abbreviations. |
| Year | The year in which the species was named, or transferred to the genus Lactarius. |
| Classification | First is always the subgenus, then section, then (if the section is further subdivided), the subsection. |
| Distribution | The distribution of the species. |
Species
| Species name | Author | Year | Classification | Distribution | Image |
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| Lactarius abbotanus | K.Das & J.R.Sharma | 2003 |
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India | 
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| Lactarius acerrimus | Britzelm. | 1893 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius acicularis | Van de Putte & Verbeken | 2010 |
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Thailand | |
| Lactarius acris | (Bolton) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius acrissimus | Verbeken & Van Rooij | 2003 | Benin | ||
| Lactarius acutus | R.Heim | 1955 | Guinea, French Guinea | ||
| Lactarius adhaerens | R.Heim | 1938 | Madagascar | ||
| Lactarius adscitus | Britzelm. | 1885 | |||
| Lactarius adustus | Rick | 1938 | Brazil | ||
| Lactarius affinis# | Peck | 1873 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius agglutinatus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
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| Lactarius alachuanus | Murrill | 1938 | North America | ||
| Lactarius albocarneus | Britzelm. | 1895 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius albolutescens | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius allochrous | Singer | 1948 | North America | ||
| Lactarius alnicola# | A.H.Sm. | 1960 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius alpinus | Peck | 1875 | North America | 
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| Lactarius angiocarpus | Verbeken & U.Eberhardt[2] | 2004 |
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Zambia | |
| Lactarius angustifolius | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius annulatoangustifolius | (Beeli) Buyck | 1989 | Africa | ||
| Lactarius aquizonatus | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius arcuatus | Murrill | 1941 | North America | ||
| Lactarius areolatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius argillaceifolius# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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| Lactarius aroostookensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius aspideoides# | Kühner | 1975 |
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| Lactarius aspideus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius atlanticus | Bon | 1975 | Europe | 
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| Lactarius atrobadius | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius atroolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius atrovelutinus | J.Z.Ying | 1991 | Gerardii | China, Malaysia | |
| Lactarius atroviridis | Peck | 1889 | North America | 
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| Lactarius aurantiacus# | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius aurantiifolius | Verbeken | 1996 | Africa | ||
| Lactarius auriolla | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius ausablensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius austrovolemus | Hongo | 1973 | New Guinea | ||
| Lactarius azonites | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius badiopallescens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius baliophaeus | Pegler | 1969 | Nigrescentes | Africa | |
| Lactarius barrowsii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius bicolor | Massee | 1914 | Gerardii | Asia, North America | |
| Lactarius blennius# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius brunneoviolaceus | M.P.Christ | 1941 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius bryophilus | Peck | 1910 | North America | ||
| Lactarius caeruleitinctus | Murrill | 1939 | North America | ||
| Lactarius caespitosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius californiensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius camphoratus# | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius carbonicola | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius carminascens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius carolinensis | Hesler | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cascadensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius chelidonium | Peck | 1872 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius chromospermus | Pegler | 1982 | Africa | ||
| Lactarius chrysorrheus# | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius cilicioides | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 | Europe | ||
| Lactarius cinereobrunneus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius cinereus | Peck | 1872 | North America | 
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| Lactarius circellatus | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius cistophilus | Bon & Trimbach | 1978 | Europe | 
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| Lactarius citriolens | Pouzar | 1968 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius clelandii | Grgur. | 1997 | Australia | ||
| Lactarius cocosiolens | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cognoscibilis | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius coleopteris | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius colorascens | Peck | 1905 | North America | ||
| Lactarius controversus | Pers. | 1800 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius cordovaensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cretaceus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius croceus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
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| Lactarius cyathuliformis | Bon | 1978 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius decipiens | Quél. | 1886 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius delicatus | Burl. | 1908 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius deliciosus# | (L.) Gray | 1821 |
|
Northern hemisphere, Australia | 
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| Lactarius depressus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius desideratus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2008 | Cameroon | ||
| Lactarius deterrimus# | Gröger | 1968 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius dewevrei | Douanla-Meli | 2009 | Cameroon | ||
| Lactarius dispersus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius dolichocaulis | (Pegler) Verbeken & U.Eberhardt[2] | 2004 |
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Zambia | |
| Lactarius dryadophilus | Kühner | 1975 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius dunfordii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius duplicatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 |
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Europe, North America | |
| Lactarius eburneus | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius echinatus | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius echinellus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius echinus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius eucalypti | O.K.Mill. & R.N. Hilton | 1987 | Australia | 
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| Lactarius evosmus | Kühner & Romagn. | 1954 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius falcatus | Verbeken&VandePutte | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius fallax# | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 |
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| Lactarius fennoscandicus | Verbeken & Vesterh. | 1998 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius ferrugineifolius | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius flavidus | Boud. | 1887 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius flavoaspideus | Kytöv. | 2009 | Finland | ||
| Lactarius flavopalustris | Kytöv. | 2009 | Finland | ||
| Lactarius flavorosescens | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Borneo, Malaysia | |
| Lactarius flexuosus | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius floridanus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fluens | Boud. | 1899 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius fragilis | (Burl.) Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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| Lactarius frustratus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fuliginellus | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fuliginosus# | (Krapf) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius fulvissimus# | Romagn. | 1954 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius fulvus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius fumeacolor | Burl. | 1945 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fumosus# | Peck | 1872 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius fuscomarginatus | Montoya, Bandala & Haug | 2011 | Gerardii | Mexico | |
| Lactarius fuscoolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius glutigriseus | V.L. Wells & Kempton | 1974 | North America | ||
| Lactarius glutinosus | Sumst. | 1941 | North America | ||
| Lactarius glyciosmus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius gossypinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius griseus | Peck | 1873 | North America | ||
| Lactarius hatsudake | Nobuj. Tanaka | 1890 | Asia | ||
| Lactarius helvus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius hepaticus# | Plowr. | 1905 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius hibbardae | Peck | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius highlandensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius horakii | Nuytinck & Verbeken | 2006 | Gerardii | Indonesia | |
| Lactarius hysginoides | Korhonen & T. Ulvinen | 1985 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius hysginus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius illyricus | Piltaver | 1992 | Slovenia | ||
| Lactarius imbricatus | M.X.Zhou & H.A.Wen | 2008 | Tibet | ||
| Lactarius imperceptus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius incarnatozonatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius indigo# | (Schwein.) Fr. | 1838 |
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North America, Asia, Central America | 
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| Lactarius kabansus | Pegler & Piearce | 1980 | Zambia | ||
| Lactarius kauffmanii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius lacunarum | (Romagn.) ex Hora | 1960 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius lanceolatus | O.K.Mill. & Laursen | 1973 |
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Europe, North America | |
| Lactarius lanuginosus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lentus | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lepidotus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius leonis | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius lignyotellus | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lignyotus | Fr. | 1855 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius lilacinus | (Lasch) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius limacinus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius longipilus | Van de Putte, Le & Verbeken | 2010 |
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Thailand | |
| Lactarius louisii | Homola | 1976 | North America | ||
| Lactarius luculentus | Burl. | 1936 | North America | 
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| Lactarius luridus | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius luteocanus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius luteolus[a] | Peck | 1896 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mackinawensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius maculatipes | Burl. | 1942 | North America | 
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| Lactarius maculatus | Peck | 1888 | North America | ||
| Lactarius maculosus | Murrill | 1916 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mammosus | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius mairei | Malençon | 1939 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius manzanitae | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mea | Grgur. | 1997 | Australia | ||
| Lactarius midlandensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius minusculus | Burl. | 1907 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mitissimus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 | Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius mordax | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius moschatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mucidus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius muscicola | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius musteus# | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius mutabilis | Peck | 1890 | North America | ||
| Lactarius nanus | J.Favre | 1955 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius neotabidus | A.H.Sm. | 1983 | North America | ||
| Lactarius neuhoffii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius nimkeae | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius obscuratus# | Romagn. | 1974 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius occidentalis | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius ochrogalactus | Hayisha | 2006 | Gerardii | China, Japan, Borneo | |
| Lactarius oculatus | (Peck) Burl. | 1907 | North America | ||
| Lactarius olivaceobrunneus | Hesler | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius olivinus | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius olympianus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius omphaliiformis | Romagn. | 1974 |
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Europe, South America | |
| Lactarius pallescens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius pallidiolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pallidior | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius pallidus# | Pers. | 1797 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius paludinellus | Peck | 1885 | North America | ||
| Lactarius papillatus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius paradoxus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius purpureobadius | Malençon ex Basso | 2009 | Morocco | ||
| Lactarius parvulus | Murrill | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius payettensis | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius peckii | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
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| Lactarius pervelutinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius picinus | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius pilatii | Z.Schaef. | 1968 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius pinckneyensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pomiolens | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius porninsis | Rolland | 1889 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius praezonatus | Murrill | 1943 | North America | ||
| Lactarius proximellus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius psammicola | A.H.Sm. | 1941 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudoaffinis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudoaspideus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudodeceptivus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudodelicatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudodeliciosus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudoflexuosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudogerardii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudomaculatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudomucidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius pseudouvidus | Kühner | 1975 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius pterosporus | Romagn. | 1949 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius pyrogalus# | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius pubescens# | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius pungens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius purpureoechinatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius quercuum | Singer | 1963 | Bolivia | ||
| Lactarius quieticolor | Romagn. | 1958 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius quietus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius repraesentaneus# | Britzelm. | 1885 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius resimus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius rimosellus | Peck | 1906 | North America | ||
| Lactarius riparius | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius romagnesii | Bon | 1979 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius roseozonatus | (H.Post) Britzelm. | 1885 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius rostratus | Heilm.-Claus. | 1998 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius rubidus# | (Hesler & A.H.Sm.) Methven | 1997 | North America | 
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| Lactarius rubrilacteus# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius rubriviridis | Desjardin, Saylor & Thiers[4] | 2003 |
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USA | |
| Lactarius rubrocinctus | Fr. | 1863 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius rubroviolascens | R.Heim | 1938 | Madagascar | ||
| Lactarius rufulus# | Peck | 1907 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius rufus# | (Scop.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius ruginosus | Romagn. | 1957 |
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Europe, North America | |
| Lactarius rupestris | Wartchow | 2010 | Brazil | ||
| Lactarius salicis-herbaceae | Kühner | 1975 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius salicis-reticulatae | Kühner | 1975 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius salmoneus | Peck | 1898 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius salmonicolor | R.Heim & Leclair | 1953 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius sanguifluus | (Paulet) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius sanmiguelensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius saturnisporus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius scoticus | Berk. & Broome | 1879 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius scrobiculatus | (Scop.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius semisanguifluus | R.Heim & Leclair | 1950 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius serifluus# | (DC.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius shoreae | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius similis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius speciosus | (J.E.Lange) Romagn. | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius sphagneti | (Fr.) Neuhoff | 1956 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius spinosulus# | Quél. | 1880 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius splendens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subbaliophaeus | Maba & Yorou | 2014 | Nigrescentes | Togo, Africa | |
| Lactarius subcircellatus | Kühner | 1975 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius subclarkeae | Grgur. | 1997 | Australia | ||
| Lactarius subdulcis# | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius subflammeus# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius subindigo | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | India, China, Papua New Guinea, Japan? | ||
| Lactarius subisabellinus | Murrill | 1948 | North America | ||
| Lactarius sublacustris | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subumbonatus | Lindgr. | 1845 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius subolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subpaludosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subpalustris | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subplinthogalus | Coker | 1918 | North America | 
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| Lactarius subpurpureus | Peck | 1878 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius subserifluus | Longyear | 1902 | North America | 
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| Lactarius substriatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subtestaceus | Muriill | 1939 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subtomentosus | Z.Schaef. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subtorminosus | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subumbrinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subvelutinus | Peck | 1904 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subvernalis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subviscidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius sumstinei | Peck | 1905 | North America | 
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| Lactarius syringinus | Z.Schaef. | 1956 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius tabidus# | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius tephropeplis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius tesquorum | Malençon | 1979 | Morocco, Mediterranean Europe | ||
| Lactarius texensis | (A.H.Sm. & Hesler) Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius theiogalus | (Bull.) Gray | 1821 | North America | ||
| Lactarius thiersii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius thyinos | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius tomentosomarginatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius torminosulus | Knudsen & T.Borgen | 1996 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius torminosus# | (Schaeff.) Pers. | 1797 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius trivialis | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius tuomikoskii | Kytöv. | 1984 |
|
Europe | 
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| Lactarius turpis# | (Weinm.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius uapacae | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2008 | Cameroon | ||
| Lactarius umbrinopapillatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius utilis | (Weinm.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius uvidus | (Weinm.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North Africa, North America | 
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| Lactarius verecundus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius vietus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius villosus | Clem. | 1896 | North America | ||
| Lactarius vinaceopallidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius vinaceorufescens | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | 
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| Lactarius vinaceosporus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius violascens | (J.Otto) Fr. | 1839 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius vitellinus | Van de Putte & Verbeken | 2010 |
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Thailand | |
| Lactarius westii | Murrill | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius xanthogalactus# | Peck | 1907 | North America | 
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| Lactarius xanthydrorheus | Singer | 1945 | North America | ||
| Lactarius yazooensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius zonarioides | Kühner & Romagn. | 1954 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius zonarius | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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English names
- L. affinis: Kindred milkcap
- L. alnicola: Golden milkcap
- L. argillaceifolius: Vulgar milkcap
- L. aspideoides: Bright yellow milkcap
- L. aurantiacus: Orange milkcap
- L. blennius: Beech milkcap
- L. camphoratus: Curry milkcap
- L. chrysorrheus: Yellowdrop milkcap
- L. corrugis: Corrugated-cap milky
- L. deceptivus: Deceiving milkcap
- L. deliciosus: Saffron milkcap
- L. deterrimus: False saffron milkcap
- L. fallax: Velvety milk cap
- L. fragilis: Candy milkcap
- L. fuliginosus: Sooty milkcap
- L. fulvissimus: Tawny milkcap
- L. fumosus: Smoky milkcap
- L. glyciosmus: Coconut milkcap
- L. helvus: Fenugreek milkcap
- L. hepaticus: Liver milkcap
- L. indigo: Indigo milkcap
- L. musteus: Pine milkcap
- L. obscuratus: Alder milkcap
- L. pallidus: Pale milkcap
- L. piperatus: Peppery milkcap
- L. pyrogalus: Fiery milkcap
- L. pubescent: Bearded milkcap
- L. quietus: Oakbug milkcap
- L. representaneus: Northern bearded milkcap, northern milkcap, purple-staining milkcap, yellow-bearded milkcap
- L. rubidus: Candy milkcap
- L. rubrilacteus: Bleeding milkcap
- L. rufulus: Rufus (rufous) Candy milkcap
- L. rufus: Rufous milkcap
- L. serifluus: Watery milkcap
- L. spinosulus: Lilacscale milkcap
- L. subdulcis: Mild milkcap
- L. subflammeus: Orange milkcap
- L. tabidus: Birch milkcap
- L. torminosus: Woolly milkcap
- L. turpis: Ugly milkcap
- L. vellereus: Fleecy milkcap
- L. vietus: Grey milkcap
- L. volemus: Weeping milk cap, voluminous-latex milky
- L. xanthogalactus: Pepper milkcap
References
Footnotes
Citations
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 358. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ a b Eberhardt U, Verbeken A (2004). "Sequestrate Lactarius species from tropical Africa: L. angiocarpus sp. nov. and L. dolichocaulis comb. nov". Mycological Research. 108 (9): 1042–52. doi:10.1017/s0953756204000784. PMID 15506016.
- ^ Phillips 2010, p. 106.
- ^ Desjardin DE. (2003). "A unique ballistosporic hypogeous sequestrate Lactarius from California". Mycologia. 95 (1): 148–55. doi:10.2307/3761974.
Sources
- Bessette AR, Bessette AE, Harris DB (2009). Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Guide to the Genus Lactarius. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-3229-0.
- Heilmann-Clausen J, Verbeken A, Vesterholt J (1998). The genus Lactarius. Fungi of Northern Europe. Vol. 2. Mundelstrup, Denmark: Svampetryk (Danish Mycological Society). ISBN 87-983581-4-6.
- Hesler LR, Smith AH (1979). North American Species of Lactarius. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08440-2.
- Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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External links
Data related to Lactarius (Russulaceae) at Wikispecies
Media related to List of Lactarius species at Wikimedia Commons
