Lactarius hatsudake

Lactarius hatsudake, also known as red milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae native to Asia, first described by Tanaka Nobujirō [ja] in 1890. It is a sought-after choice edible in several Asian countries, with attempts of cultivation in mycorrhizal symbiosis being made.^[1]

Lactarius hatsudake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Lactarius
Species:	L. hatsudake
Binomial name
Lactarius hatsudake Nobuj. Tanaka, 1890
Synonyms
Lactarius hatsudake akahatsu (Nobuj. Tanaka) Kawam., 1914 Lactarius akahatsu Nobuj. Tanaka, 1890 Lactarius hatsudake hatsudake Nobuj. Tanaka, 1890

Distribution and ecology

Lactarius hatsudake is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, including China, Japan, Bonin Islands, eastern Russia and Korea. It is ectomycorrhizal with Pinus species, such as Pinus thunbergii, Pinus densiflora, Pinus luchuensis, Pinus yunnanensis, and Pinus kesiya.^[2]