Family: Russulaceae
Lactarius scrobiculatus
(Scop.) Fries
Lactarius scrobiculatus | Hope Post Office
KEY ID FEATURES
NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal
SPORE PRINT: White-to-creamy
EDIBILITY: Unknown, likely toxic. Best to avoid acrid milk caps.
COLLECTIONS
- COLLECTION ID: AKFF-172-14
- LOCATION: Hope Post Office.
- DATE: 2-Sep-14
- NOTES: Cap 6-8 cm across, slightly viscid, creamy-yellow in color; mostly smooth with some fine bearding on margin. Latex white, quickly going yellow. Taste slightly acrid. Growing under birch and spruce. Flesh creamy-white, stipe hollow.
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