''Lactarius hatsudake'', also known as red milk mushroom, is a species of
agaric fungus in the family ''
Russulaceae'' native to Asia, first described by in 1890. It is a sought-after
choice edible in several Asian countries, with attempts of
cultivation in mycorrhizal symbiosis being made.
Distribution and ecology
''Lactarius hatsudake'' is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, including
China
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Bonin Islands,
eastern Russia and
Korea. It is
ectomycorrhiza
An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ', "outside", μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobi ...
l with ''Pinus'' species, such as ''
Pinus thunbergii'', ''
Pinus densiflora'', ''
Pinus luchuensis'', ''
Pinus yunnanensis'', and ''
Pinus kesiya''.
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hatsudake
Fungi of Asia
Fungi described in 1890
Fungus species