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Red Hot Milk Cap

Lactarius rufus

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Reddish brown cap that was indented. Cream/pale pinkish gills with short gills and white latex. Cream-colored stipe with a pink tint.

Habitat:

Habitat: Growing in moss in an area of a mixed forest with lots of pine, hemlock, oak, birch, and maple.

Reference Links:

Lactarius rufus - Wikipedia

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