Multifurca is a rare
genus of
ectomycorrhizal fungi in the family
Russulaceae. It was described in 2008, after
molecular phylogenetic study had shown that it forms a
monophyletic lineage within the family,
sister to
Lactarius. The genus contains six species known from the
USA,
Mexico,
Costa Rica,
India,
China,
Thailand,
Australia, and
New Caledonia, but so far has not been reported from
Europe,
Africa, or
South America. Four of those species were formerly classified as
Russula section
Ochricompactae, and
Multifurca furcata was originally described as a
Lactarius species.