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Lactarius repraesentaneus
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Lactarius repraesentaneus, commonly known as the northern bearded milkcap, the northern milkcap, or the purple-staining bearded milkcap,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It has a northerly distribution, and is found in temperate regions of North America and Europe, associated with spruce trees. Distinguishing features of its fruit body include the large orange-yellow cap up to 18 cm (7.1 in) wide, cream to pale yellow gills, and a yellow coarsely-pitted stem that is up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long and 3 cm (1.2 in) thick. Cut fruit bodies ooze a white latex that will stain mushroom tissue lilac to purple. Several chemicals have been isolated and identified from the fruit bodies that can modify the growth of plants, and the mushroom also has antibiotic activity against Staphylococcus aureus. L. repraesentaneus is poisonous, and consumption causes stomach aches.
Lactarius repraesentaneus | |
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in Lapland, Sweden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Russulaceae |
Genus: | Lactarius |
Species: | L. repraesentaneus |
Binomial name | |
Lactarius repraesentaneus Britzelm. (1885) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
L. scrobiculatus var. repraesentaneus (Britzelm.) Killerm. (1933) |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is depressed |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is yellow |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is poisonous |