Beech Milkcap vs chainfruit

Lactarius blennius compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech 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 blennius	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Beech Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech 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.

Beech Milkcap

The Beech Milkcap (Lactarius blennius) 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.