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Lactarius deliciosus?

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

Small red-brown fungi with thin, light colored gills. The stem was about 1 and 1/2 cm tall. The coastal oak leaves can help with size comparison.

Habitat:

Spotted buried in leaves in the shaded side of a small hill at Daley Ranch hiking trail in Escondido.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
CoralAvery
Possibly, this website supports your suggestion: http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Lactarius_deliciosus.html

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Mushroom Mapping
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Southern California Wildlife
Mission
Fungi of the American Southwest

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PublishedJanuary 9, 2012

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