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Milk-Cap Mushrooms

Lactarius sp.

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Pinkish tan cap and stipe with cream colored gills.

Habitat:

Growing in a cluster along a nature trail in a meadow. In a mixed forest.

Notes:

The species of the genus are known as milk caps because they exude a milky fluid ("latex") when damaged.

Reference Links:

Lactarius - Wikipedia

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PublishedJuly 7, 2017

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