chainfruit vs Fiery Milkcap

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Lactarius pyrogalus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Fiery Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.