The fungal genus Lactarius comprises about 636 species worldwide.[1] The type species is Lactarius torminosus. Probably the best known and most widely eaten is Lactarius deliciosus. A large number of species were split into the genus Lactifluus based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
Key[edit]
| Name | The binomial name of the Lactarius species. "#" indicates a species with a suggested English common name, listed further below. |
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| Author | The author citation—the person who first described the species using an available scientific name, eventually combined with the one who placed it in Lactarius, and using standardized abbreviations. |
| Year | The year in which the species was named, or transferred to the genus Lactarius. |
| Classification | First is always the subgenus, then section, then (if the section is further subdivided), the subsection. |
| Distribution | The distribution of the species. |
Species[edit]
| Species name | Author | Year | Classification | Distribution | Image |
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| Lactarius abbotanus | K.Das & J.R.Sharma | 2003 |
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India | 
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| Lactarius abieticola | X.H. Wang | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius acatlanensis | Bandala, Montoya & A. Ramos | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius acerrimus | Britzelm. | 1893 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius acris | (Bolton) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius acutus | R.Heim | 1955 | Guinea, French Guinea | ||
| Lactarius adhaerens | R.Heim | 1938 | Madagascar | ||
| Lactarius adscitus | Britzelm. | 1885 | |||
| Lactarius aerugineus | (Lam.) Burl. | 1907 | |||
| Lactarius aestivus | Nuytinck & Ammirati | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius affinis# | Peck | 1873 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius afroscrobiculatus | Verbeken & Van Rooij | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius agglutinatus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
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| Lactarius akanensis | S. Imai | 1935 | |||
| Lactarius alachuanus | Murrill | 1938 | North America | ||
| Lactarius albidigalus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius albidoarmeniacus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius albidocinereus | X.H. Wang, S.F. Shi & T. Bau | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius albocarneus | Britzelm. | 1895 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius albocremeus | Z. Schaef. | 1958 | |||
| Lactarius albolutescens | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius alboroseus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius alboscrobiculatus | H.T. Le & Verbeken | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius albus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius allochrous | Singer | 1948 | North America | ||
| Lactarius alni | Singer | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius alnicola# | A.H.Sm. | 1960 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius alpinihirtipes | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius alpinus | Peck | 1875 | North America | 
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| Lactarius alutaceus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius amarus | R. Heim | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius ambiguus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius angiocarpus | Verbeken & U.Eberhardt[2] | 2004 |
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Zambia | |
| Lactarius angustifolius | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius angustizonatus | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius annulocystidiatus | S. Sharma, M. Kaur & Atri | 2012 | |||
| Lactarius aquizonatus | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius aquosus | H.T. Le & K.D. Hyde | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius arachnisporus | R. Heim & Perr.-Bertr. | 1973 | |||
| Lactarius areolatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius argillaceifolius# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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| Lactarius argillascens | A. Pearson ex J. Blum | 1966 | |||
| Lactarius aroostookensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius asiae-orientalis | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius aspideus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius atlanticus | Bon | 1975 | Europe | 
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| Lactarius atri | Van de Putte & K. Das | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius atrobadius | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius atrobrunneus | Wisitr. & K.D. Hyde | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius atrofuscus | X.H. Wang | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius atromarginatus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius atro-olivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius atro-olivinus | Verbeken & Walleyn | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius atrosquamulosus | X. He | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius atroviolaceus | Montoya & Bandala | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius atroviridis | Peck | 1889 | North America | 
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| Lactarius aurantiaco-ochraceus | Lj.N. Vassiljeva | 1950 | |||
| Lactarius aurantiacopallens | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius aurantiacus# | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius aurantiobrunneus | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius aurantionitidus | Wisitr. & J.Y. Guo | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius aurantiozonatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius auriolla | Kytöv. | 1984 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius ausablensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius austrorostratus | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius austroscrobiculatus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius austrotabidus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius austrotorminosus | H.T. Le & Verbeken | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius austrozonarius | H.T. Le & Verbeken | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius avellaneus | S. Imai | 1935 | |||
| Lactarius azonites | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius badiopallescens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius badiosanguineus | Kühner & Romagn. | 1954 | Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius badius | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius baliophaeus | Pegler | 1969 | Nigrescentes | Africa | |
| Lactarius barbatus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius barrowsii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius beardsleei | Burl. | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius beatonii | P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius benghalensis | Paloi & K. Acharya | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius bensleyae | Burl. | 1907 | |||
| Lactarius betulinus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius bisporus | Verbeken & F. Hampe | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius blennius# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius blumii | Bon | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius borzianus | (Cavara) Verbeken & Nuytinck | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius brachycystidiatus | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius brevipes | Longyear | 1902 | |||
| Lactarius brevis | Peck | 1905 | |||
| Lactarius brunneoaurantiacus | K. Das & I. Bera | 2020 | |||
| Lactarius brunneocinnamomeus | Paloi, Verbeken & K. Acharya | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius brunneohepaticus | M.M. Moser | 1978 | |||
| Lactarius brunneoviolaceus | M.P.Christ | 1941 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius bryophilus | Peck | 1910 | North America | ||
| Lactarius bubalinus | Hesler & A.H. Sm. | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius buckleyanus | Murrill | 1943 | |||
| Lactarius burkei | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius byssaceus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2011 | |||
| Lactarius caespitosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius californiensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius camphoratus# | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius capitatus# | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Montoya | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius carbonicola | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius carminascens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius carnosus | Velen. | 1921 | |||
| Lactarius carolinensis | Hesler | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cascadensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius castaneus | W.F. Chiu | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius castanopsidis | Hongo | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius caucae | Singer | 1973 | |||
| Lactarius caulocystidiatus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius cavinae | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius changbaiensis | Y. Wang & Z.X. Xie | 1984 | |||
| Lactarius chelidonium | Peck | 1872 |
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North America | 
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| Lactarius chichuensis | W.F. Chiu | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius chromospermus | Pegler | 1982 | Africa | ||
| Lactarius chrysophyllus | Z. Schaef. | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius chrysorrheus# | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius ciliatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius cinereobrunneus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius cinereoroseus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius cinereus | Peck | 1872 | North America | 
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| Lactarius cinnamomeus | W.F. Chiu | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius circellatus | Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius cistophilus | Bon & Trimbach | 1978 | Europe | 
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| Lactarius citrinus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius citriolens | Pouzar | 1968 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius clelandii | Grgur. | 1997 | Australia | ||
| Lactarius clethrophilus | Romagn. | 1974 | |||
| Lactarius clitocybiformis | Murrill | 1948 | |||
| Lactarius cocosiolens | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cognoscibilis | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius coleopteris | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius collybioides | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius colorascens | Peck | 1905 | North America | ||
| Lactarius condimentus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius conglutinatus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius congolensis | Beeli | 1928 | |||
| Lactarius constans | J.E. Lange ex Romagn. | 1980 | |||
| Lactarius controversus | Pers. | 1800 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius cookei | Z. Schaef. | 1960 | |||
| Lactarius cordovaensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius cookei | Z. Schaef. | 1960 | |||
| Lactarius corrugatus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius coryli | Peyronel | 1922 | |||
| Lactarius costaricensis | Singer | 1983 | |||
| Lactarius crassiusculus | H.T. Le & D. Stubbe | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius crassus | (Singer & A.H. Sm.) Pierotti | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius craterelloides | R. Heim & Gooss.-Font. | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius cremicolor | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius cremor | Fr. | 1838 | |||
| Lactarius crenulatulus | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius crenulatus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2012 | |||
| Lactarius cretaceus | D. Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | |||
| Lactarius crichtonii | (G.W. Beaton, Pegler & T.W.K. Young) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius cristulatus | Montoya & Bandala | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius croceigalus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2012 | |||
| Lactarius croceus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
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| Lactarius cucurbitoides | H. Lee & Y.W. Lim (2015 | 2012 | |||
| Lactarius cupricolor | Z. Schaef. | 1966 | |||
| Lactarius cupularoides | Raithelh. | 1990 | |||
| Lactarius cuspidoaurantiacus | Montoya, Bandala & Garay-Serr. | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius cyaneocinereus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius cyanopus | Basso | 1998 | |||
| Lactarius cyanotinctus | Para | 2020 | |||
| Lactarius cyathula | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 | |||
| Lactarius cyathuliformis | Bon | 1978 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius cystidiosus | Thiers | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius dafianus | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Verbeken | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius decipiens | Quél. | 1886 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius delicatus | Burl. | 1908 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius deliciosus# | (L.) Gray | 1821 |
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Northern hemisphere, Australia | 
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| Lactarius densus | (R. Heim) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius denudatus | (Calonge & J.M. Vidal) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius depressus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius desideratus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2008 | Cameroon | ||
| Lactarius desjardinii | (Thiers) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius deterrimus# | Gröger | 1968 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius dewevrei | Douanla-Meli | 2009 | Cameroon | ||
| Lactarius dhakurianus | K. Das, Basso & J.R. Sharma | 2005 | |||
| Lactarius dilutisalmoneus | X.H. Wang, S.F. Shi & T. Bau | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius dirkii | P. Uniyal, K. Das, Baghela & R.P. Bhatt | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius dispersus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius dolichocaulis | (Pegler) Verbeken & U.Eberhardt[2] | 2004 |
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Zambia | |
| Lactarius dombangensis | Verbeken & Van de Putte | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius drassinus | K. Verma, P. Uniyal, Y.P. Sharma & Mehmood | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius dryadophilus | Kühner | 1975 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius dunfordii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius duplicatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 |
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Europe, North America | |
| Lactarius eburneus | Thiers | 1957 | North America | ||
| Lactarius echinellus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius echinosporus | Z. Schaef. | 1960 | |||
| Lactarius echinus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius elaioviscidus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2011 | |||
| Lactarius ermineus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2011 | |||
| Lactarius erubescens | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius eucalypti | O.K.Mill. & R.N. Hilton | 1987 | Australia | 
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| Lactarius evosmus | Kühner & Romagn. | 1954 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius exilis | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius falcatus | Verbeken&VandePutte | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius fallax# | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 |
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| Lactarius favrei | H. Jahn | 1982) | |||
| Lactarius fennoscandicus | Verbeken & Vesterh. | 1998 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius ferruginascens | K. Das & Verbeken | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius ferrugineifolius | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius ferrugineus | Pegler | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius firmus | Pacioni & Lalli | 1989 | |||
| Lactarius flaviaquosus | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius flavidulus | S. Imai | 1935 | |||
| Lactarius flavidus | Boud. | 1887 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius flavigalactus | Verbeken & K. Das | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius flavoaspideus | Kytöv. | 2009 | Finland | ||
| Lactarius flavofuscus | Herp. | 1912 | |||
| Lactarius flavopalustris | Kytöv. | 2009 | Finland | ||
| Lactarius flavorosescens | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Borneo, Malaysia | |
| Lactarius flexuosus | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius flocculosiceps | Burl. | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius floridanus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius floridus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius fluens | Boud. | 1899 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius foetidus | Peck | 1902 | |||
| Lactarius formosus | H.T. Le & Verbeken | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius fraxineus | Romagn. | 1964 | |||
| Lactarius friabilis | H.T. Le & D. Stubbe | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius frustratus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fulgens | R. Heim | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius fuliginellus | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fuliginosus# | (Krapf) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius fulvescens | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius fulvihirtipes | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius fulvissimus# | Romagn. | 1954 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius fulvus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius fumeacolor | Burl. | 1945 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fumosibrunneus | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius fumosus# | Peck | 1872 |
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North America | |
| Lactarius furfuraceus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius fuscomaculatus | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius fusco-olivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius fuscozonarius | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius gardneri | (Zeller & C.W. Dodge) Pierotti | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius gerardii | Peck | 1873 | 
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| Lactarius giennensis | (Mor.-Arr., J. Gómez & Calonge) Pierotti | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius gigasporus | Singer | 1983 | |||
| Lactarius glabrigracilis | Wisitr. & Nuytinck | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius glabripes | A.H. Sm. | 1933 | |||
| Lactarius glutigriseus | V.L. Wells & Kempton | 1974 | North America | ||
| Lactarius glutininitens | Har. Takah. | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius glutinosus | Sumst. | 1941 | North America | ||
| Lactarius glyciosmus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius gossypinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius gracilentus | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius gracilis | Hongo | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius grammoloma | E.H.L. Krause | 1928 | |||
| Lactarius grandisporus | Lj.N. Vassiljeva | 1950 | |||
| Lactarius griseogalus | R. Heim | 1967 | |||
| Lactarius griseus | Peck | 1873 | North America | 
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| Lactarius groenlandicus | Terk. | 1956 | |||
| Lactarius guanacastensis | Singer | 1983 | |||
| Lactarius guangdongensis | X.H. Wang, Y. Han & C.Z. Liang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius guttisporus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius hatsudake | Nobuj. Tanaka | 1890 | Asia | ||
| Lactarius haugiae | Bandala, Montoya & A. Ramos | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius helodes | A. Favre & Guichard | 2002 | |||
| Lactarius helvus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius hengduanensis | X.H. Wang | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius hepaticus# | Plowr. | 1905 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius herrerae | Montoya, Bandala & Garay-Serr. | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius hibbardae | Peck | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius highlandensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius himalayanus | Rawla & Sarwal | 1983 | |||
| Lactarius hirtipes | J.Z. Ying | 1991 | |||
| Lactarius hispidulus | R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius horakii | Nuytinck & Verbeken | 2006 | Gerardii | Indonesia | |
| Lactarius hortensis | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius hradecensis | Z. Schaef. | 1948 | |||
| Lactarius hrdovensis | Škubla | 2006 | |||
| Lactarius hygrophoroides | Berk. & M.A. Curtis | 1859 | |||
| Lactarius hyphoinflatus | R.W. Rayner | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius hysginoides | Korhonen & T. Ulvinen | 1985 |
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Europe | |
| Lactarius hysginus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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Europe, North America | 
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| Lactarius ilicis | Sarnari | 1993 | |||
| Lactarius illyricus | Piltaver | 1992 | Slovenia | ||
| Lactarius imbricatus | M.X.Zhou & H.A.Wen | 2008 | Tibet | ||
| Lactarius imperceptus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | 
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| Lactarius inamyloideus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius incarnatozonatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius incarnatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius inconspicuus | H.T. Le & F. Hampe | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius incrustatus | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius indigo# | (Schwein.) Fr. | 1838 |
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North America, Asia, Central America | 
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| Lactarius indoaquosus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius indochrysorrheus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius indoscrobiculatus | K. Das & I. Bera | 2020 | |||
| Lactarius indozonarius | Uniyal, K. Das & Nuytinck | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius inquinatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius intonsus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius irregularis | A. Blytt | 1905 | |||
| Lactarius isabellinus | Burl. | 1907 | |||
| Lactarius javanicus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius jecorinus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 | |||
| Lactarius josserandii | (Malençon) J.M. Vidal & P. Alvarado | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius kabansus | Pegler & Piearce | 1980 | Zambia | ||
| Lactarius kalospermus | (Beeli) Verbeken & Walleyn | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius kauffmanii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
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| Lactarius keralensis | V.A. Farook & Manim. | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius kesiyae | Verbeken & K.D. Hyde | 20195 | |||
| Lactarius kuehneri | Joss. | 1952 | |||
| Lactarius kumaonensis | Uniyal, K. Das, R.P. Bhatt & U. Singh | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius laccarioides | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius lachungensis | Verbeken & Van de Putte | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius lactarioides | (Zeller) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius lacteolutescens | Montoya, Bandala & G. Moreno | 1998 | |||
| Lactarius lacteovirescens | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius lacunarum | (Romagn.) ex Hora | 1960 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius lanceolatus | O.K.Mill. & Laursen | 1973 |
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Europe, North America |  |
| Lactarius lanuginosus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lapponicus | Harmaja | 1976 | |||
| Lactarius laricinus | Singer | 1989 | |||
| Lactarius lazulinus | D. Stubbe, Verbeken & Watling | 2007 | |||
| Lactarius lentus | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius leonis | Kytöv. | 1984 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius lepidotus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | Europe, North America | 
| |
| Lactarius lignicola | W.F. Chiu | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius lignyotellus | A.H.Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lignyotus | Fr. | 1855 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius lilacinus | (Lasch) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius liliputianus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius limacinus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius limacium | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius listeri | Krombh. ex Sacc. | 1915 | |||
| Lactarius lividorubescens | (Batsch) Burl. | 1908 | |||
| Lactarius louisii | Homola | 1976 | North America | ||
| Lactarius luculentus | Burl. | 1936 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius luridus | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius luteocanus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius lutescens | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius luteus | A. Blytt | 1905 | |||
| Lactarius mackinawensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius maculatipes | Burl. | 1942 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius maculatus | Peck | 1888 | North America | ||
| Lactarius maculosus | Murrill | 1916 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mairei | Malençon | 1939 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius maitlyensis | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Verbeken | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius maliodorus | Boud. | 1900 | |||
| Lactarius mammosus | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius manzanitae | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius marasmioides | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius marci-panis | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius maruiaensis | McNabb | 1971 | |||
| Lactarius marylandicus | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius mayawatianus | K. Das & J.R. Sharma | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius mea | Grgur. | 1997 | Australia | ||
| Lactarius mediterraneensis | Llistos. & Bellù | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius megalopterus | Beenken & Sainge | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius melanodermus | R. Heim & Gooss.-Font. | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius melanogalus | R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius mexicanus | A. Kong & Estrada | 1994 | |||
| Lactarius microbuccinatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius microsporus | Sosin | 1960 | |||
| Lactarius midlandensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius miniatescens | Verbeken & Van Rooij | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius miniatosporus | Montoya & Bandala | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius minimus | W.G. Sm. | 1873 | |||
| Lactarius minusculus | Burl. | 1907 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mirabilis | D. Stubbe, Verbeken & Watling | 2007 | Europe, North America | ||
| Lactarius mirus | X.H. Wang, W.Q. Qin, Z.H. Chen, W.Q. Deng & Zhen Wang | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius mitratus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius montanus | (Hesler & A.H.Sm.) Montoya & Bandala | 2003 |  | ||
| Lactarius montoyae | K. Das & J.R. Sharma | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius moravicus | Z. Schaef. | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius moschatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius moseri | Harmaja | 1985 | |||
| Lactarius mucidus | Burl. | 1908 | North America | ||
| Lactarius mukteswaricus | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Montoya | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius muscicola | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius muscosus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius musteus# | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius mutabilis | Peck | 1890 | North America | ||
| Lactarius nancyae | Hesler & A.H. Sm. | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius nanus | J.Favre | 1955 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius necator | (Bull.) Pers. | 1800 | |||
| Lactarius neglectus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius neotabidus | A.H.Sm. | 1983 | North America | ||
| Lactarius neuhoffii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius nigricans | G.S. Wang & L.H. Qiu | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius nigroviolascens | G.F. Atk. | 1918 | |||
| Lactarius nimkeae | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius nitidus | Burl. | 1907 | |||
| Lactarius nodulisporus | Uniyal, K. Das & R.P. Bhatt | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius nonlactifluus | Murrill | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius novae-zelandiae | McNabb | 1971 | |||
| Lactarius nudus | R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius obnubiloides | Thiers | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius obscuratus# | Romagn. | 1974 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius occidentalis | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius odoratus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius oedohyphosus | Idzerda & Noordel. | 1997 | |||
| Lactarius ogasawarashimensis | S. Ito & S. Imai | 1940 | |||
| Lactarius olivaceobrunneus | Hesler & A.H. Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius olivaceofuscus | X.H. Wang | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius olivaceoglutinus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius olivaceopallidus | P. Uniyal | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius olivaceorimosellus | X.H. Wang, S.F. Shi & T. Bau | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius olivinus | Kytöv. | 1984 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius olympianus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius omeiensis | W.F. Chiu | 1945 | |||
| Lactarius omphaliiformis | Romagn. | 1974 |
|
Europe, South America | |
| Lactarius oomsisiensis | Verbeken & Halling | 2002 | |||
| Lactarius orientaliquietus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius orientalis | (Verbeken) Verbeken | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius orientitorminosus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius pallescens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius pallidiolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pallidior | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius pallidizonatus | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius pallidomarginatus | Barge & C.L.Cripps | 2016 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius pallido-ochraceus | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius pallidozonarius | G.J. Li & W.F. Lin | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius pallidus# | Pers. | 1797 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius paludinellus | Peck | 1885 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pandani | R. Heim | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius papillatus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius paradoxus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius parallelus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius parvulus | Murrill | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pasohensis | Wisitr. & D. Stubbe | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius paucifluus | Murrill | 1948 | |||
| Lactarius paulus | P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius payettensis | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius peckii | Burl. | 1908 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius pectinatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius pellicularis | R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius pellucidus | Gooss.-Font. & R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius pennulatus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius perconicus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius perparvus | Wisitr. & F. Hampe | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius pervelutinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius picinus | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius pilatii | Z.Schaef. | 1968 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius pinastri | Romagn. | 1980 | |||
| Lactarius pinckneyensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pinicola | Smotl. ex Z. Schaef. | 1970 | |||
| Lactarius piniolens | Epinat & Kizlik | 1997 | |||
| Lactarius planus | Umemura | 1923 | |||
| Lactarius pleuromacrocystidiatus | Uniyal, K. Das & R.P. Bhatt | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius plinthogalus | (J. Otto) Burl. | 1908 | |||
| Lactarius plumbeus | (Bull.) Gray | 1821 | |||
| Lactarius pohangensis | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius politus | Wisitr. & K.D. Hyde | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius pomiolens | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius populicola | J.M. Vidal, Konstantin., Setkos & Slavova | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius porniniae | Rolland | 1889 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius praegnantissimus | (Paulet) Bataille | 1908 | |||
| Lactarius praeserifluus | Murrill | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius praeviscidus | Murrill | 1943 | |||
| Lactarius praezonatus | Murrill | 1943 | North America | ||
| Lactarius proximellus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius psammicola | A.H.Sm. | 1941 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudoaffinis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudoaspideus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudodeceptivus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudodelicatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius pseudodeliciosus | Beardslee & Burl. | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudofallax | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius pseudoflexuosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudofragilis | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius pseudofuliginosus | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius pseudogerardii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudohatsudake | X.H. Wang | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius pseudolignyotus | R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius pseudomaculatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius pseudomucidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius pseudoscrobiculatus | Basso, Neville & Poumarat | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius pseudouvidus | Kühner | 1975 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius pterosporus | Romagn. | 1949 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius pubescens# | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius pudorinus | Verbeken & Bougher | 2002 | |||
| Lactarius pulchrispermus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius pungens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius puniceus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius purgatorii | Singer | 1948 | |||
| Lactarius purpureobadius | Malençon ex Basso | 2009 | Morocco | ||
| Lactarius purpureocastaneus | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius purpureoechinatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius purpureus | R. Heim | 1966 | |||
| Lactarius pusillisporus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius pusillus | Bres. | 1929 | |||
| Lactarius pyriodorus | K. Das & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius pyrogalus# | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius qinlingensis | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius quercuum | Singer | 1963 | Bolivia | ||
| Lactarius quieticolor | Romagn. | 1958 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius quietus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius rajmahalensis | Hembrom, K. Das & A. Parihar | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius repraesentaneus# | Britzelm. | 1885 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius resimus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius resinosus | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius reticulatus | (Berk.) Singer | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius reticulisporus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius rimosellus | Peck | 1906 | North America | ||
| Lactarius riparius | Methven | 1985 | North America | ||
| Lactarius robertianus | Bon | 1985 | |||
| Lactarius romagnesii | Bon | 1979 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius roseoligalus | X.H. Wang | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius roseoviolascens | (Lasch) Romell | 1924 | |||
| Lactarius rostratus | Heilm.-Claus. | 1998 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius rubidus# | (Hesler & A.H.Sm.) Methven | 1997 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius rubrilacteus# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius rubriviridis | Desjardin, Saylor & Thiers[3] | 2003 |
|
USA | |
| Lactarius rubrobrunneus | H.T. Le & Nuytinck | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius rubrocinctus | Fr. | 1863 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius rubrocorrugatus | Wisitr. & Nuytinck | 2015 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius rubrozonatus | Lalli & Pacioni | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius rufulus# | Peck | 1907 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius rufus# | (Scop.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius ruginosus | Romagn. | 1957 |
|
Europe, North America | |
| Lactarius rugosus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius rumongensis | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius russuliformis | (Beeli) Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius rusticanus | (Scop.) Burl. | 1908 | |||
| Lactarius sakamotoi | S. Imai | 1935 | |||
| Lactarius salicis-herbaceae | Kühner | 1975 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius salicis-reticulatae | Kühner | 1975 |
|
Europe, America | 
|
| Lactarius salmoneus | Peck | 1898 |
|
North America | |
| Lactarius salmonicolor | R.Heim & Leclair | 1953 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius sanguifluus | (Paulet) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius sanguineovirescens | Fillion | 1989 | |||
| Lactarius sanjappae | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Montoya | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius sanmiguelensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius saponaceus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius sarthalanus | K. Verma, P. Uniyal, Y.P. Sharma & Mehmood | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius saturnisporus | Verbeken & Stubbe | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius saylorii | (Thiers) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius sciaphilus | Verbeken & C. Sharp | 2003 | |||
| Lactarius scoticus | Berk. & Broome | 1879 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius scrobiculatus | (Scop.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius semisanguifluus | R.Heim & Leclair | 1950 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius serifluus# | (DC.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius shiwalikensis | J. Kumar & N.S. Atri | 2021 | |||
| Lactarius shoreae | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2014 | Sri Lanka | ||
| Lactarius siccus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius sikkimensis | Verbeken & K. Das | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius silviae | Pierotti | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius similis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius similissimus | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius singeri | Uniyal, K. Das & R.P. Bhatt | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius sinozonarius | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius smithii | Montoya & Bandala | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius soehneri | (Zeller & C.W. Dodge) J.M. Vidal & G. Moreno | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius southworthiae | J.L. Frank | 2014 | North America | ||
| Lactarius spadiceus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius sphagneti | (Fr.) Neuhoff | 1956 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius spinosporus | X.Y. Sang & L. Fan | 2016 | |||
| Lactarius spinosulus# | Quél. | 1880 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius splendens | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius squamulosus | Z.S. Bi & T.H. Li | 1987 | |||
| Lactarius steffenii | Rick | 1930 | |||
| Lactarius stephensii | (Berk.) Verbeken & Walleyn | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius striatus | R. Heim | 1938 | |||
| Lactarius strigosipes | Montoya & Bandala | 2008 | |||
| Lactarius strigosus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius stubbei | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius subalpinus | A. Blytt | 1905 | |||
| Lactarius subamarus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius subatlanticus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius subaustralis | Hesler | 1960 | |||
| Lactarius subbaliophaeus | Maba & Yorou | 2014 | Nigrescentes | Togo, Africa | |
| Lactarius subborealis | A.H. Sm. & Hesler | 1962 | |||
| Lactarius subbrevipes | X.H. Wang | 2017 | |||
| Lactarius subcircellatus | Kühner | 1975 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius subdulcis# | (Pers.) Gray | 1821 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius subflammeus# | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius subgiennensis | Loizides, J.M. Vidal & P. Alvarado | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius subgracilis | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius subhirtipes | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius subindigo | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | India, China, Papua New Guinea, Japan? | ||
| Lactarius subisabellinus | Murrill | 1948 | North America | ||
| Lactarius sublaccarioides | Wisitr. & Verbeken | 2014 | |||
| Lactarius sublacustris | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius sublatus | (Murrill) Murrill | 1944 | |||
| Lactarius subolivaceus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subomphaliformis | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius subpaludosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subpalustris | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subplinthogalus | Coker | 1918 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius subpurpureus | Peck | 1878 |
|
North America | 
|
| Lactarius subresimus | O.K. Mill. | 1982 | |||
| Lactarius subruginosus | J. Blum ex Bon | 1985 | |||
| Lactarius subserifluus | Longyear | 1902 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius substriatus | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subtestaceus | Muriill | 1939 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subtorminosus | Coker | 1918 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subumbonatus | Lindgr. | 1845 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius subumbrinus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subvelutinus | Peck | 1904 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subvernalis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subvillosus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius subviscidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius subzonarius | Hongo | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius sulcatulus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius sulcatus | Verbeken & Walleyn | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius sulphosmus | G.J. Li & R.L. Zhao | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius sulphurescens | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius sumstinei | Peck | 1905 | North America | 
| |
| Lactarius syringinus | Z.Schaef. | 1956 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius tabidus# | Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius taedae | Silva-Filho, Sulzbacher & Wartchow | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius tangerinus | H.T. Le & De Crop | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius tatrorum | Z. Schaef. | 1958 | |||
| Lactarius tawai | McNabb | 1971 | |||
| Lactarius telinolens | (Bellardi) Sacc. & Trotter | 1912 | |||
| Lactarius tenellus | Verbeken & Walleyn | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius tephropeplis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius terenopus | Romagn. | 1957 | |||
| Lactarius tesquorum | Malençon | 1979 | Morocco, Mediterranean Europe | ||
| Lactarius texensis | (A.H.Sm. & Hesler) Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius textus | (J.W. Cribb) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius thakalorum | Bills & Cotter | 1989 | |||
| Lactarius theissenii | Murr | 1918 | |||
| Lactarius thiersii | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius thindii | P. Uniyal, K. Das & Nuytinck | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius tithymalinus | (Scop.) Fr. | 1838 | |||
| Lactarius tomentosomarginatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius torminosulus | Knudsen & T.Borgen | 1996 |
|
Europe | |
| Lactarius torminosus# | (Schaeff.) Pers. | 1797 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius tottoriensis | Matsuura | 1934 | |||
| Lactarius trichodermoides | Montoya, Bandala & M. Herrera | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius tricolor | Massee | 1908 | |||
| Lactarius trivialis | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius tuberculatus | X.H. Wang | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius tuomikoskii | Kytöv. | 1984 |
|
Europe | 
|
| Lactarius turpis# | (Weinm.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North America | 
|
| Lactarius umbrinopapillatus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius umerensis | McNabb | 1971 | |||
| Lactarius undulatus | Verbeken | 1996 | |||
| Lactarius unicolor | Gooss.-Font. & R. Heim | 1955 | |||
| Lactarius ustulatus | H. Lee, Wisitr. & Y.W. Lim | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius uvidus | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
|
Europe, North Africa, North America | 
|
| Lactarius variegatus | (Thiers) P.M. Kirk | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius verbekenae | K. Das, J.R. Sharma & Montoya | 2004 | |||
| Lactarius verecundus | Stubbe & Verbeken | 2008 | Plinthogali | Malaysia | |
| Lactarius verrucosporus | G.S. Wang & L.H. Qiu | 2018 | |||
| Lactarius vesterholtii | K. Das & D. Chakr. | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius vestipes | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius vietus# | (Fr.) Fr. | 1838 |
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| Lactarius villosozonatus | G.F. Atk. | 1918 | |||
| Lactarius villosus | Clem. | 1896 | North America | ||
| Lactarius vinaceopallidus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius vinaceorufescens | A.H.Sm. | 1960 | North America | 
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| Lactarius vinaceosporus | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius violaceomarginatus | Lj.N. Vassiljeva | 1950 | |||
| Lactarius violascens | (J.Otto) Fr. | 1839 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius virgatisporus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius viridinigrellus | K. Das, I. Bera & Uniyal | 2019 | |||
| Lactarius viscosus | Velen. | 1920 | |||
| Lactarius vividus | X.H. Wang, Nuytinck & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius volkertii | Murrill | 1915 | |||
| Lactarius walleynii | Verbeken & E. Horak | 1999 | |||
| Lactarius waltersii | Hesler & A.H. Sm. | 1979 | |||
| Lactarius wenquanensis | Y. Wang & Z.X. Xie | 1984 | |||
| Lactarius westii | Murrill | 1940 | North America | ||
| Lactarius xanthogalactus# | Peck | 1907 | North America | 
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| Lactarius xanthogalus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2000 | |||
| Lactarius xanthydrorheus | Singer | 1945 | North America | ||
| Lactarius yazooensis | Hesler & A.H.Sm. | 1979 | North America | ||
| Lactarius yumthangensis | K. Das & Verbeken | 2015 | |||
| Lactarius zebrisporus | Verbeken & E. Horak | 2001 | |||
| Lactarius zonarioides | Kühner & Romagn. | 1954 |
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Europe | 
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| Lactarius zonarius | (Bull.) Fr. | 1838 |
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| Lactarius zugazae | G. Moreno, Montoya, Bandala & Heykoop | 2001 |
English names[edit]
- L. affinis: Kindred milkcap
- L. alnicola: Golden milkcap
- L. argillaceifolius: Vulgar milkcap
- L. aspideus: Bright yellow milkcap
- L. aurantiacus: Orange milkcap
- L. blennius: Beech milkcap
- L. camphoratus: Curry milkcap
- L. chrysorrheus: Yellowdrop milkcap
- L. deliciosus: Saffron milkcap
- L. deterrimus: False saffron milkcap
- L. fallax: Velvety milk cap
- L. fragilis: Candy milkcap
- L. fuliginosus: Sooty milkcap
- L. fulvissimus: Tawny milkcap
- L. fumosus: Smoky milkcap
- L. glyciosmus: Coconut milkcap
- L. helvus: Fenugreek milkcap
- L. hepaticus: Liver milkcap
- L. indigo: Indigo milkcap
- L. musteus: Pine milkcap
- L. obscuratus: Alder milkcap
- L. pallidus: Pale milkcap
- L. pyrogalus: Fiery milkcap
- L. pubescens: Bearded milkcap
- L. quietus: Oakbug milkcap
- L. representaneus: Northern bearded milkcap, northern milkcap, purple-staining milkcap, yellow-bearded milkcap
- L. rubidus: Candy milkcap
- L. rubrilacteus: Bleeding milkcap
- L. rufulus: Rufus (rufous) Candy milkcap
- L. rufus: Rufous milkcap
- L. serifluus: Watery milkcap
- L. spinosulus: Lilacscale milkcap
- L. subdulcis: Mild milkcap
- L. subflammeus: Orange milkcap
- L. tabidus: Birch milkcap
- L. torminosus: Woolly milkcap
- L. turpis: Ugly milkcap
- L. vietus: Grey milkcap
- L. xanthogalactus: Pepper milkcap
References[edit]
Footnotes
Citations
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b Eberhardt U, Verbeken A (2004). "Sequestrate Lactarius species from tropical Africa: L. angiocarpus sp. nov. and L. dolichocaulis comb. nov". Mycological Research. 108 (9): 1042–52. doi:10.1017/s0953756204000784. PMID 15506016.
- ^ Desjardin DE. (2003). "A unique ballistosporic hypogeous sequestrate Lactarius from California". Mycologia. 95 (1): 148–55. doi:10.2307/3761974. JSTOR 3761974. PMID 21156601.
Sources[edit]
- Bessette AR, Bessette AE, Harris DB (2009). Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Guide to the Genus Lactarius. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-3229-0.
- Heilmann-Clausen J, Verbeken A, Vesterholt J (1998). The genus Lactarius. Fungi of Northern Europe. Vol. 2. Mundelstrup, Denmark: Svampetryk (Danish Mycological Society). ISBN 87-983581-4-6.
- Hesler LR, Smith AH (1979). North American Species of Lactarius. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08440-2.
- Phillips, Roger (2010) [2005]. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.