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Lactarius Pers., Tent. Disp. Meth. Fung. 63 (1797)
Lactarius Pers. 1797

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Uncertain
Present
New Zealand
Political Region
Anon
Present
New Zealand
Political Region

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Pers.
Pers.
Persoon, C.H. 1797: Tentamen Dispositionis Methodicae Fungorum. P.P. Wolf.
1797
63
as 'Lactaria'
conserved
ICN
Lactarius Pers. 1797
genus
Lactarius

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Fungi
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Russulales
Russulaceae
Lactarius

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has host
Nothofagus truncata (Colenso) Cockayne
McKenzie, E.H.C.; Buchanan, P.K.; Johnston, P.R. (2000)
has host
Abies
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Acer palmatum Thunb.
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Betula pendula Roth
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Eucalyptus
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Kunzea
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich.) Joy Thomps. 1983
PDD (4 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Leptospermum
PDD (2 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Leptospermum ericoides
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus
PDD (4 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus fusca (Hook.f.) Oerst.
PDD (8 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus menziesii (Hook.f.) Oerst.
PDD (2 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus solandri (Hook.f.) Oerst.
PDD (2 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Poole
PDD (3 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Nothofagus truncata (Colenso) Cockayne
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Quercus
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
has host
Russula Pers. 1796
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
is host of
Byssonectria lateritia (Fr.) Petch 1963
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
is host of
Hypomyces armeniacus Tul. & C. Tul. 1860
PDD (4 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
is host of
Hypomyces lactifluorum (Schwein.) Tul. & C. Tul. 1860
PDD (2 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
is host of
Hypomyces petchii G.R.W. Arnold 1972 [1971]
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page
is host of
Peckiella lateritia (Fr.) Maire 1906
PDD (1 records from [Not available].) Link to an external page

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Anon.: NZFUNGI (unassigned reference).

Lactarius Pers. 1797

Spore print white or yellow. Cap about 5-10 cm diam., slightly sunken towards the centre, surface often velvety, most species pale orange (salmon) or dark brown. Flesh brittle, snaps easily, exudates a white or yellowish sticky liquid when broken. Stipe similar in colour to cap, cylindric or tapering slightly towards the base, no ring.

Lactarius species are ectomycorrhizal, always found on the soil close to their host trees. The indigenous species are confined to either Nothofagus forests or to stands of tea-tree, where they are often found in large numbers in the autumn. L. clarkeae and L. umerensis are orange in colour, L. sepaceus is dark brown, L. maruiaensis is yellowish, while L. tawai is variable in colour (orangish, reddish, purplish) but distinctive because of the concentric zoned pattern of the cap.

The exotic species include three species under silver birch (L. pubescens with whitish to pale orange cap, L. glyciosmus and L. turpis with dark caps, L. glyciosmus with a distinctive coconut odour), and L. deliciosus at a few sites in the southern South Island under pines.

Anon.: NZFUNGI (unassigned reference).

Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960

A truffle-like fungus related to the mushrooms genus Lactarius. As with these mushrooms, the flesh of Zelleromyces oozes a white sap when cut. Ectomycorrhizal.

A single New Zealand species.

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Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara (1900)
Cavara, F. (1900)
Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara (1900)
Hawksworth, D.L.; Kirk, P.M.; Sutton, B.C.; Pegler, D.N. (1995)
Elasmomycetaceae Locq. ex Pegler & T.W.K. Young 1979
Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara (1900)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; David, J.C.; Stalpers, J.A. (2001)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara (1900)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
Arcangeliella Cavara (1900)
Vidal, J.M. (2005)
Gastrolactarius R. Heim ex J.M. Vidal 2005 [2004]
Gastrolactarius R. Heim ex J.M. Vidal
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Gastrolactarius R. Heim ex J.M. Vidal 2005 [2004]
Gastrolactarius R. Heim ex J.M. Vidal (2005) [2004]
Vidal, J.M. (2005)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Anon.
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Dingley, J.M. (1978)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; David, J.C.; Stalpers, J.A. (2001)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers.
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Knudsen, J.; Vesterholt, J. (2012)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius sp.
McKenzie, E.H.C.; Buchanan, P.K.; Johnston, P.R. (2000)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
McKenzie, E.H.C.; Buchanan, P.K.; Johnston, P.R. (2000)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Pennycook, S.R. (2004)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Persoon, C.H. (1797)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Ridley, G.S.; Taylor, G.M. (1997)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Stubbe, D.; Le, H.T. et al. (2012)
Lactarius Pers. 1797
Lactarius Pers. (1797)
Taylor, G.M. (1970)
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. (1960)
Anon.
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. (1960)
Hawksworth, D.L.; Kirk, P.M.; Sutton, B.C.; Pegler, D.N. (1995)
Elasmomycetaceae Locq. ex Pegler & T.W.K. Young 1979
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. (1960)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; David, J.C.; Stalpers, J.A. (2001)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. (1960)
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm.
Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008-)
Russulaceae Lotsy 1907
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. (1960)
Singer, R.; Smith, A.H. (1960)

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Arcangeliella Cavara 1900
[Not available]
2 Link to an external page
Lactarius Pers. 1797
[Not available]
44 Link to an external page
Zelleromyces Singer & A.H. Sm. 1960
[Not available]
38 Link to an external page

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1cb19007-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c
scientific name
Names_Fungi
1 January 2001
18 October 2022
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