Lactifluus albens is a species of mushroom in the family Russulaceae. It was described by Teresa Lebel, James K. Douch, and Luke Vaughan in 2021. The specific epithet is Latin (bleached), named for the pale cream to buff colouration of basidiomata. The type locality is Dwellingup, Australia.[1]

Lactifluus albens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Lactifluus
Species:
L. albens
Binomial name
Lactifluus albens
Lebel, Douch & Vaughan (2021)
Lactifluus albens
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is unknown

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References

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  1. ^ Lebel, T.; Douch, J.; Tegart, L.; Vaughan, L.; Cooper, J. A.; Nuytinck, J. (2020). "Untangling the Lactifluus clarkeae - Lf. flocktoniae (Russulaceae) species complex in Australasia". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 47: 1–44. doi:10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.01. hdl:1854/LU-01H25EDPYXQKSCYHB6DB3AXADP. S2CID 238939126.
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