Lactarius Pers.
(milkcap toadstools)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Subgenus 1 subtaxa 32 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Subgenus 1 subtaxa 7 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Subgenus 30 subtaxa 541 images 13 ident. refs
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Subgenus 3 subtaxa 27 images 5 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Subgenus 13 subtaxa 164 images 8 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLactarius (milkcap toadstools)
FamilyRUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Basso, M.T. 1999 Lactarius Fungi Europaei, Vol 7, 845pp, Mykoflora
Heilmann-Clausen, J., Verbeken, A. & Vesterholt, J. 1998 The Genus Lactarius Fungi of Northern Europe, Vol 2, 286pp, Danish Mycological Society
Kibby, G. 2015 British Milkcaps - Lactarius & Lactifluus 120pp
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1953 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" II: Espéces nouvelles ou critiques de Lactarius Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France Tome LXIX, Fasc 4: 361-388.
() Marchand, A. 1971 Champignons du Nord et du Midi (9 volumes) over 2,000 in totalpp, Société Mycologique des Pyrénées Méditerranéenes
Marriott, J. (ed) 1997 *** Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 11 ***(Superseded) http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/
Moreau, P.-A. 2006 Comments on B & K 6 illustrations of Lactarius and Russula Documents Mycologiques, Nouvelle série Vol 34: 144-148.
Pearson, A.A. 1950 *** The genus Lactarius ***(Superseded) The Naturalist, supplement, 20pp, Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU)
() Rayner, R.W., Watling, R. & Turnbull, E. 2005 Russulaceae: Lactarius British Fungus Flora, Vol 9, 203pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Lactarius (milkcap toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 238 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
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