Current Name:Lactarius nigroviolascens G.F. Atk. [as 'Lactaria'], Proc. Am. phil. Soc. 57: 355 (1918)
Synonymy:Lactarius lignyotus var. nigroviolascens (G.F. Atk.) Hesler & A.H. Sm., North American Species of Lactarius (Ann Arbor): 131 (1979)
Position in classification:Russulaceae, Russulales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi
Synonymy Contributor(s): Kew Mycology (2015)