Lactarius deliciosus
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EmailLactarius deliciosus is widely distributed and collected as food.
- Phylum: Basidioycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Russulales
- Family: Russulaceae
- Genus: Lactarius
- Species: deliciosus
- Authority: (L. ex Fr.) S.F. Gray(1821)
- Collection #:PLB847 2018
- Locale: Okemos, Michigan
Lactarius deliciosus is widely distributed and collected as food. This species name actually refers to a group of separate species. After genetic analysis it was determined that the European and American species were not the same. The species complex vary in their host and morphology.
