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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: List of Lactarius species, Lactarius volemus, Lactarius indigo, Lactarius torminosus, Candy cap, Lactarius vietus, Lactarius alnicola, Lactarius piperatus, Lactarius repraesentaneus, Lactarius deceptivus, Lactarius pubescens, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius vinaceorufescens, Lactarius rufulus, Lactarius fallax, Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius subflammeus, Lactarius subdulcis, Lactarius argillaceifolius, Lactarius sanguifluus, Lactarius turpis, Lactarius aspideoides, Lactarius affinis, Lactarius helvus, Lactarius glyciosmus, Lactarius scrobiculatus, Lactarius pyrogalus, Lactarius fumosus, Lactarius pallidus, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius uvidus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius rufus, Lactarius rubrilacteus, Lactarius vellereus, Lactarius deterrimus, Lactarius controversus, Lactarius corrugis, Lactarius resimus, Lactarius austrovolemus, Lactarius chromospermus, Lactarius subvelutinus, Lactarius lignyotus, Lactarius hygrophoroides, Lactarius lilacinus, Lactarius subumbonatus, Lactarius lamprocystidiatus, Lactarius semisanguifluus, Lactarius quieticolor, Lactarius chelidonium, Lactarius paradoxus, Lactarius cyanescens, Lactarius lazulinus, Lactarius mirabilis. Excerpt: The genus Lactarius has about 450 members worldwide. Probably the best known and most widely eaten is Lactarius deliciosus. India Lactarius volemus is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, in temperate regions of Europe, North America and Asia as well as some subtropical and tropical regions of Central America and Asia. A mycorrhizal fungus, its fruit bodies grow on the ground at the base of various species of trees from summer to autumn, either individually or in groups. It is valued as an edible mushroom, and is sold in markets in Asia. Several other Lactarius mushrooms...