Family: Russulaceae
Lactarius cordovaensis
Hesler & A.H. Sm.
Lactarius cordovaensis | Sheridan Glacier, Cordova
KEY ID FEATURES
- Medium-to-large, fleshy, terrestrial fruitbodies found growing with hemlock and spruce.
- Cap viscid-to-moist with darker concentric bands.
- Fragile or brittle flesh common to members of Lactarius & Russula.
- Injured flesh exudes a thick, creamy latex or "milk" staining the tissue pale violet.
- Stipe surface potmarked; hollow and snaps like chalk when fresh.
- Taste mild or slightly sharp.
NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal
SPORE PRINT: White-to-creamy
EDIBILITY: Unknown
COLLECTIONS
- COLLECTION ID: AKFF-171-14
- LOCATION: Sheridan Glacier, Cordova
- DATE: 30-Aug-14
- NOTES: Cap 75-133 (+) mm across, viscid-to-moist, with darker concentric bands, gills pale beige, discoloring ocher to clay-colored in age. Latex thick, creamy, staining the tissue pale violet. Growing under hemlock with a few spruce around, in thick moss on stream side. Flesh creamy beige, stipe hollow, taste mild, or with a slight sharpness.
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