| Lactifluus corrugis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactifluus |
| Species: | L. corrugis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactifluus corrugis (Peck) Kuntze (1891) | |
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Lactifluus corrugis Mycological characteristics | |
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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 is choice |
Lactifluus corrugis (formerly Lactarius corrugis), commonly known as the corrugated-cap milky, is an edible species of fungus in the family Russulaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1880.
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). The gills are light yellow and leak white latex, which stains brown. The stem is 4–13 cm (1+1⁄2–5 in) long and 1.5–2.5 cm (5⁄8–1 in). The spore print is white.
It resembles Lactifluus volemus, the latex of which also stains brown. Additionally, L. hygrophoroides has a pinkish-orange cap.
Habitat and distribution
The mushroom can be found under oak trees in eastern North America between July and September.
Uses
L. corrugis is considered a choice edible mushroom.
See also
References
- "Lactarius corrugis (Peck) Kuntze (1891)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- Bessette AR, Bessette A, Harris DM (2009). Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Guide to the Genus Lactarius. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. 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.
- Peck CH. (1879). "Report of the Botanist (1878)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 32: 17–72.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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| Lactarius corrugis | |
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