Arcangeliella crassa

Arcangeliella crassa, commonly known as the gasteroid milk cap,^[3] is a North American secotioid fungus species in the family Russulaceae. Research suggests that the contents of genus Arcangeliella should probably be transferred into the genus Lactarius.^[4][5] It was described from a collection made in Stanislaus National Forest, Northern California.^[1]

Arcangeliella crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Arcangeliella
Species:	A. crassa
Binomial name
Arcangeliella crassa Singer & A.H.Sm. (1960)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Gastrolactarius crassus (Singer & A.H.Sm.) J.M.Vidal (2005)

Arcangeliella crassa Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or depressed
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

The buff cap is up to 8 centimetres (3+1⁄4 in) wide and the stipe is up to 2.5 cm long.^[3] The spore mass is collected in the rudimentary gills, which are pinkish to yellowish; a spore print is unobtainable.^[3] The flesh has an acrid taste, implying it to be inedible.^[3]