Multifurca furcata

Multifurca furcata is a rare mushroom-forming fungus in the genus Multifurca. It was originally described as a Lactarius species in 1918^[2] and was moved to the new genus Multifurca in 2008.^[3] With the genus Lactarius it shares the exudation of milk-like latex; however, it is microscopically and molecularly distinct.^[3] It has been found very infrequently, with currently known localities in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and China.^[3][4][5]

Multifurca furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Multifurca
Species:	M. furcata
Binomial name
Multifurca furcata (Coker) Buyck & V. Hofstetter (2008)
Synonyms[1]
Lactarius furcatus Coker 1918