Lactarius salmoneus

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

{{Distinguish|text = the similarly named species Lactarius salmonicolor}}

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| image = Lactarius salmoneus Peck 879182.jpg

| genus = Lactarius

| species = salmoneus

| authority = Peck

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Lactarius salmoneus is an edible species of fungus belonging to the genus Lactarius,{{cite book|last=Miller Jr.|first=Orson K.|title=North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi|last2=Miller|first2=Hope H.|publisher=FalconGuide|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7627-3109-1|location=Guilford, CN|pages=89}} and classified under the family Russulaceae. It is native to North America.