Bed-jacket vs Mountain Milkcap

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Mountain Milkcap
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Mountain Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Mountain Milkcap

No description available.

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