Lactarius aurantiacus

Lactarius aurantiacus (Pers.) Gray

A species in the family Russulaceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Lactarius

What it is called

Dutch: Oranje melkzwam

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus lactifluus subsp. aurantiacus (Pers.) Anon.
Agaricus mitissimus Fr.
Agaricus testaceus var. aurantiacus Pers.
Galorrheus aurantiacus (Pers.) P.Kumm.
Galorrheus mitissimus (Fr.) P.Kumm.
Lactarius aurantiofulvus J.Blum ex Bon
Lactarius mitissimus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius mitissimus var. acer A.Blytt
Lactarius subdulcis var. mitissimus (Fr.) Bataille
Lactifluus aurantiacus (Pers.) Kuntze
Lactifluus mitissimus (Fr.) Kuntze
Zelleromyces hispanicus Calonge & Pegler

Others in Lactarius

Lactarius abbotanus Lactarius abieticola Lactarius acatlanensis Lactarius acerrimus Lactarius acris Lactarius acutus Lactarius adhaerens Lactarius aerugineus Lactarius aestivus Lactarius affinis Lactarius afroscrobiculatus Lactarius agglutinatus

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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