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Illustrative pale milkcap-like mushrooms based on the exact-species taxonomic plate; not an authenticated specimen, identification or edibility guide.
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Lactifluus annulatoangustifolius

Lactifluus annulatoangustifolius is a wild milkcap mushroom of the rainforests of Tshopo province, DR Congo, recorded as locally eaten. No preparation method for it is documented.

A whole mushroom with a rusty orange funnel-shaped cap, yellow decurrent gills, pale yellow stem and white latex drops stands against an ivory background.
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Lactifluus rubiginosus

Lactifluus rubiginosus is a wild African milkcap of miombo woodland in Tanzania and Zambia, listed in the EFTA edible-species inventory. Its preparation and edibility are not described by the sources read.

Illustrative natural-history image of Lactifluus pinguis: depressed muted wheat-straw caps, pale crowded gills and brownish stems among leaf litter. Not an identification guide or evidence of edibility.
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Lactifluus pinguis

Lactifluus pinguis is a wild milk cap fungus of forests in Yunnan, China, and Laos, where the catalogue records it as marketed. Its identity and local safety still need species-level review.

AI-generated illustrative rendering of Lactarius rubrobrunneus based on a published taxonomic description; not a holotype photograph or an edibility or identification guide.
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Lactarius rubrobrunneus

Lactarius rubrobrunneus is a taxonomically described Southeast Asian milk cap; food use is not established by a culinary source in this record.

AI-generated editorial depiction of Lactifluus rubroviolascens showing an orange-brown cap, pale gills and orange stem; not documentary identification evidence.
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Lactifluus rubroviolascens

Lactifluus rubroviolascens is an orange-brown African milkcap of miombo and savanna woodland, listed among edible fungi, with its preparation and safety still needing validation.

Editorial reconstruction of Lactifluus brunnescens showing a dry, rough brown cap, a short sturdy stem and pale gills; not a photograph of a verified specimen.
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Lactifluus brunnescens

Lactifluus brunnescens, the African milkcap, is a miombo woodland mushroom with abundant latex, recorded in six southern and central African countries. Its food use is not described in the species record read here.

Two whole golden-yellow mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display pale flesh, gills and yellow stems on a warm ivory background.
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Lactifluus flammans

Lactifluus flammans is a milkcap of African miombo and open woodland, recorded in six countries. Its food use and safety are not established by the sources here.

Two whole pale mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display cream gills, pale stems and white flesh on an ivory background.
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Lactifluus gymnocarpoides

Lactifluus gymnocarpoides is an African milkcap of open Uapaca and miombo woodland. Regional inventories record it as food, but its bitter taste means local cooks remove it before eating, and the sources give no preparation.

Illustrative natural-history rendering of Lactifluus medusae morphology based on published description; not an identification guide or specific collected specimen.
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Lactifluus medusae

Lactifluus medusae is an African milkcap, a white-latexed ectomycorrhizal mushroom of miombo and wooded savanna. The EFTA edible-species inventory records it as a popular edible species of the Zambezian region.

Two whole ochre-brown mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show cream flesh and dark purple-brown gills on a warm ivory background.
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Lactarius chromospermus

Lactarius chromospermus, a milkcap of African miombo woodland, listed as edible in one regional inventory but described as not edible in other sources. Its food status is contested.

Two whole cream-coloured mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display pale flesh, gills and stems on a warm ivory background.
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Lactifluus densifolius

African milkcap, a wild ectomycorrhizal milkcap of woodland in central, eastern and southern Africa, recorded as an edible wild mushroom in regional inventories and food studies.

Interpretive natural-history watercolor of Lactifluus gymnocarpus based on the EFTA description: golden-orange funnel cap, widely spaced pale gills and orange-brown stem. Not a specimen photograph or identification/safety guide.
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Lactifluus gymnocarpus

Lactifluus gymnocarpus is an African milkcap, a wild woodland mushroom of the Lactifluus group, recorded as an edible species in West and Central Africa.

Illustrative, non-diagnostic depiction based on the published description of Lactifluus tanzanicus; not a specimen photograph, identification guide, or edibility claim.
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Lactifluus tanzanicus

Lactifluus tanzanicus is a Tanzanian miombo milkcap. A 2020 Rungwa Corridor study records local food use and sales; this regional report does not establish identification or safety elsewhere.

Illustrative natural-history view of Lactifluus longipes: ochre-brown depressed caps, slender brown stems, and pale gills in tropical forest leaf litter. Not an identification guide.
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Lactifluus longipes

Lactifluus longipes is an African milkcap mushroom recorded in Cameroon, the DR Congo, Gabon and Togo. It is listed in an institutional inventory of edible species. Its identity, preparation and current safety are not settled by the sources.

Interpretive natural-history illustration of a brown Lactarius acutus milkcap on rainforest leaf litter, based on published text morphology; not a verified specimen or identification and safety guide.
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Lactarius acutus

Lactarius acutus is a wild ectomycorrhizal milkcap of the Tshopo rainforests in the DR Congo, recorded as locally eaten in voucher-backed interviews; its preparation is not recorded.

Illustrative pale, velvety milkcap in woodland, based on text morphology; not a specimen photograph or identification guide, and not evidence of edibility.
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Hairy milkcap relative

Lactifluus pilosus is a wild ectomycorrhizal milkcap recorded in Yunnan; the catalogue lists it as sold in Pu'er markets, but its species-level food use and safety are not yet confirmed.

Two whole pale buff mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show cream gills and pale flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Lactarius tenellus

Lactarius tenellus is a small ectomycorrhizal milkcap of the Zambezian miombo woodlands of Africa, recorded in several countries but not established as a food by the sources consulted.