Lactarius scrobiculatus
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Lactarius scrobiculatus, commonly known as the scrobiculate milk cap[3], is a basidiomycete fungus, belonging to the genus Lactarius, whose members are called "milk caps." Taxonomy places this species into subgenus Piperites, section Zonarii, subsection Scrobiculati.[4] The distinctive fruiting bodies of this large fungus are locally common in forests throughout Europe and North America. It is regarded as inedible by some authors, but it is nevertheless eaten in parts of Europe.
Lactarius scrobiculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Russulaceae |
Genus: | Lactarius |
Species: | L. scrobiculatus |
Binomial name | |
Lactarius scrobiculatus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Agaricus scrobiculatus Scop. (1772) |
Lactarius scrobiculatus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is depressed | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is cream | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is inedible |