Lactifluus corrugis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Russulaceae |
Genus: | Lactifluus |
Species: | L. corrugis
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Binomial name | |
Lactifluus corrugis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lactifluus corrugis | |
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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,[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]
Along with Lactifluus volemus, L. corrugis is considered a choice edible mushroom. The latex of both species stains brown.[5]