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Photo by LisaPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Large orange mushroom with white rings inside a bowl-shaped cap.

Habitat:

Growing beneath Eastern Red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Lipase
It looks superficially similar to Lactarius deliciosus (safron milk-cap) to me although I've never found one myself; I've only looked at photos in books. There are a couple of similar species like Lactarius rubrilacteus in North America and Lactarius deterrimus in Europe.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mushroom Mapping
Mission
Fungi of TN
Photographed
PublishedAugust 19, 2012

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