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Kauffman's Milk Cap

Lactarius kauffmanii

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26 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 8, February 7, March 11, April 13, May 20, June 17, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 13, November 9, December 7.
United States234
Canada139
British Columbia133
Washington87
Idaho61
California48
Oregon30
Alaska9
Alberta3
Nunavut2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyMilkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies · Russulaceae
GenusCommon Milkcaps · Lactarius

Sources

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