Lactarius pubescens Fr.
(Bearded Milkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap)
Subgenus	Lactarius (Piperites) (a group of milkcaps)
Genus	Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lactarius pubescens is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap) :
1: Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap)
30 Sep 1998	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
under Birch

Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius pubescens (Bearded Milkcap)

This ’Milk-cap’ toadstool has a pale cap with a hairy to shaggy margin. The toadstool is mycorrhizal with Betula and is very common with its mycorrhizal host in dry, calcareous to neutral sites including roadsides and old industrial sites.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lactarius pubescens is also a member of:

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