Russulaceae
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The Russulaceae are a diverse family of fungi in the order Russulales, with roughly 1,900 known species and a worldwide distribution. They comprise the brittlegills and the milk-caps, well-known mushr
Lactifluus vellereus (Russulaceae)
Suillus variegatus (Suillaceae)
Agaricoid: Russula crustosa
Lactarius
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Lactarius is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid they e
Small droplets of "latex" exuding from a damaged species of Lactarius.
Lactarius quietus exuding cream-colored latex from gills upon cut.
Spores of Lactarius alnicola showing a reticulate (net-like) ornament with an amyloid stain reaction.