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Family: Russulaceae

Lactarius glyciosmus
(Fr.) Fr.

Coconut milkcap

KEY ID FEATURES

• Small-to-medium, gilled terrestrial fruitbodies found growing with birch and aspen.
• Fragile or brittle flesh common to members of Lactarius & Russula.
• Injured flesh exudes a white latex that does not change color.
• Stipe surface potmarked; hollow and snaps like chalk when fresh.
• Taste mild. Odor of coconut.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: White-to-creamy

EDIBILITY: Unknown, some claim it to be edible.

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-066-14
• LOCATION: Crescent Lake Trail
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Cap 35-60 mm across, faintly zonate. Latex scant, white, not discoloring. Taste mild, odor strongly of coconut. Growing under birch and aspen.
• SEQUENCE: 

TTATCGTAACAAAATGTGTTGAGGCATGCAAGGGCTGTCGCTGACAAAAAGTCGTGCACGCCAGGGTGTGTCCTCTCACATAAAATCCATCTCACCCTTTTGTGCACCACCGCGTGGGCACCCTTCGGGATCGAACAGATCCAGGAGG

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-112-14
• LOCATION: Crescent Lake Trail
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Same as previous collection.
• SEQUENCE: 

AGTAAAAGTCGTAACAAGGTTTCGTAGGTGAACGTGCGGAAGGATCATTATCGTACAACCGAGGTGCGAAGGCTGTCGCTGACCCTCAAAGGTCGTGCACGCCCGAGCGCTCTCACACAATCCATCTCACCTTTGTGCATCACCGCGTGGGTCCCCTTTGCGGGAGGGCTTGCGTTTTCACATAAAACTCGATACAGTGTAGAATGTTTCTTTTGCGGTCACACGCAATCAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTCTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACCTTGCGCCCCTTGGCATTCCGAGGGGCACACCCGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAAATCTTCAAAACCCTTTTTTCCTTTGAACCATTGCGGTCGGGAAAAGGATTTTTGGACTTGGAGGCTCAATGCCCGCCCTTTCTTTTTGAAAGCGCGAGCTCCTCTCAAATGAATTAGTGGGGTCCGCTTTGCTGATCCTTGACGTGATAAAATGTTTCTACGTTTTGGGTTTAGCACTGTTCCTTGGATGCCTGCTCCTAATCGTCTCATTGACAATGATGGTGCTCCGGTCACCGCCGTCTACATCGGCGGGAGGCTGGACCCACAAAAAGAAAACCTTGACCTCAAATCGGGTGAGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCCTAGTAACTGCGAGTGAAGCGGGAAAAGCTCAAATTTAAA