Bearded Milkcap vs Bed-jacket

Lactarius pubescens compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Milkcap	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Russulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lactarius	Alectryon
Species	Lactarius pubescens	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Bearded Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Milkcap	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Bearded Milkcap

The Bearded Milkcap (Lactarius pubescens) 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.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.