Ugly Milk-Cap

Lactarius turpis (Weinm.) Fr.

A species in the family Russulaceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 3 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

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

What it is called

English: Ugly Milk-Cap, Ugly Milkcap
Welsh: Cap Llaeth Hyll

Also known as

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

Agaricus turpis Fr.
Galorrheus turpis (Weinm.) P.Kumm.
Lactarius necator (Bull. ex Fr.) Karst.
Lactifluus turpis (Weinm.) Kuntze

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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