Lactifluus piperatus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactifluus |
| Species: | L. piperatus |
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Lactifluus piperatus (L.) Roussel (1806) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus piperatus L. (1753) |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is convex |
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hymenium is decurrent |
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stipe is bare |
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spore print is white |
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ecology is mycorrhizal |
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edibility: edible |
Agaricus piperatus L. (1753)
Agaricus acris Bull. (1785)
Agaricus lactifluus var. piperatus (L.) Pers.
Lactaria piperata (L.) Pers.
Lactarius piperatus (L.) Pers. (1797)
Lactifluus piperatus (L.) Kuntze (1891)
Lactifluus piperatus (synonym Lactarius piperatus), commonly known as the peppery milk-cap, is a semi-edible basidiomycete fungus of the genus Lactifluus. Despite being edible, it is not recommended by some because of its poor taste, though can be used as seasoning when dried. The fruiting body is a creamy-white mushroom which is funnel-shaped when mature, with exceptionally crowded gills. It bleeds a whitish peppery-tasting milk when cut. Widely distributed across Europe and eastern North America, Lactifluus piperatus has been accidentally introduced to Australia. Mycorrhizal, it forms a symbiotic relationship with various species of deciduous tree, including beech, and hazel, and fruiting bodies are found on the forest floor in deciduous woodland.
The species was one of the many species named by Linnaeus who officially described it in Volume Two of his Species Plantarum in 1753 as Agaricus piperatus, the specific epithet deriving from the Latin adjective piperatus meaning "peppery". For many years, Tyrolian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli had been considered the author of the first description; however, a recent revision of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature in 1987 changed the rules regarding the starting date and primary work for names of fungi. Previously, the starting date had been set as January 1, 1821, the date of the works of the 'father of mycology', Swedish naturalist Elias Magnus Fries, but now names can be considered valid as far back as May 1, 1753, the date of publication of Linnaeus' seminal work.
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