Lactarius (Russularia) (Fr.) Kauffman
(a group of milkcaps)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images	No of ID refs
Lactarius aurantiacus Orange Milk-cap	Species	2 images
Lactarius cyathuliformis a milkcap	Species		1 ident. refs
Lactarius decipiens a milkcap	Species		2 ident. refs
Lactarius hepaticus Liver Milkcap	Species	19 images
Lactarius lacunarum a milkcap	Species	18 images
Lactarius obscuratus Alder Milkcap	Species	35 images	2 ident. refs
Lactarius omphaliiformis a milkcap	Species		1 ident. refs
Lactarius quietus Oakbug Milkcap, Oak Milkcap	Species	34 images
Lactarius rubrocinctus a milkcap	Species	6 images	1 ident. refs
Lactarius sphagneti a milkcap	Species		1 ident. refs
Lactarius subdulcis Mild Milkcap	Species	2 images
Lactarius subumbonatus a milkcap	Species	17 images
Lactarius tabidus Birch Milkcap	Species	31 images

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Subgenus	Lactarius (Russularia) (a group of milkcaps)
Genus	Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lactarius (Russularia) is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Lactarius (Russularia) (a group of milkcaps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 50 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius (Russularia) (a group of milkcaps)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lactarius (Russularia) is also a member of:

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