''Lactarius adscitus'' is a member of the large milk-cap genus ''

Lactarius ''Lactarius'' is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they exude when cut or damaged. Like ...

'' in the order

Russulales The Russulales are an order of the Agaricomycetes, (which include the agaric genera ''Russula'' and '' Lactarius'' and their polyporoid and corticioid relatives). According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the order con ...

. The species was first described in 1885 by German mycologist

Max Britzelmayr Max Britzelmayr (7 January 1839 – 6 December 1909) was a German mycologist and lichenologist who was a native of Augsburg. He spent his career as a schoolteacher and ''Kreisschulinspektor'' (school district administrator) in Augsburg. He is k ...

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* adscitus Fungi described in 1885 Taxa named by Max Britzelmayr Fungus species {{Russulales-stub

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