4,043 observationsLeast Concern
Yellow-staining Milk Cap
Lactarius xanthogalactus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Russulales ›Family: Russulaceae ›Genus: Lactarius
About
Lactarius xanthogalactus, commonly known as the yellow-staining milkcap is a poisonous species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It produces mushrooms with pinkish-cinnamon caps up to 11 cm (4.3 in) wide held by pinkish-white stems up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. When it is cut or injured, the mushroom oozes a white latex that rapidly turns bright sulfur-yellow. The species is found on the west coast of the United States and grows in the ground in association with hardwood...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow-staining Milk Cap is Lactarius xanthogalactus.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the order Russulales.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the family Russulaceae.
- Yellow-staining Milk Cap belongs to the genus Lactarius.