Alder Milkcap vs chainfruit

Lactarius obscuratus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Milkcap	chainfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Russulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lactarius	Alyxia
Species	Lactarius obscuratus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Alder Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Milkcap	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Alder Milkcap

The Alder Milkcap (Lactarius obscuratus) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.