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dark-spotted milkcap

Lactarius atroviridis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 5, February 5, March 9, April 17, May 32, June 15, July 11, August 10, September 11, October 9, November 6, December 5.
United States491
Canada142
Ontario135
Michigan97
New York78
North Carolina47
Virginia37
Tennessee36
West Virginia29
Pennsylvania22

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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