Lactifluus albens

Lactifluus albens is a species of mushroom in the family Russulaceae. It was described by Teresa Lebel, James K. Douch, and Luke Vaughan in 2021. The specific epithet is Latin (bleached), named for the pale cream to buff colouration of basidiomata. The type locality is Dwellingup, Australia.^[1]

Lactifluus albens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Lactifluus
Species:	L. albens
Binomial name
Lactifluus albens Lebel, Douch & Vaughan (2021)

Lactifluus albens Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

See also

• Fungi portal
• List of Lactifluus species
• Fungi of Australia