Species

Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron milkcap)

Lactarius deliciosus. Photo: (c) timendez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the saffron milk cap and red pine mushroom, is one of the best known members of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It is found in Europe and has been accidentally introduced to other countries under conifers and can be found growing in pine plantations. A fresco in the Roman town of Herculaneum appears to depict Lactarius deliciosus and is one of the earliest pieces of art to…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Russulales
        Family: Russulaceae (Milkcaps, brittlegills and allies)
        Genus: Lactarius (Common milkcaps)
        Subgenus: Lactarius
        Section: Deliciosi
        Species: Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron milkcap)
        Variety: Lactarius deliciosus olivaceosordidus

Subtaxa

Variety: Lactarius deliciosus olivaceosordidus

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