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Gray-stemmed Milk Cap

Lactarius pseudomucidus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 12, February 11, March 17, April 19, May 30, June 26, July 21, August 19, September 16, October 40, November 51, December 11.
United States423
Canada209
British Columbia204
Washington186
California116
Oregon78
Idaho26
Alaska23
New York5
Alberta4

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

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