Celandine Lactarius
Lactarius chelidonium Peck
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Found scattered or in groups under pines, especially White Pine.

Description

Cap: Varied color from shades of yellow, tan, and orange to blues and greens; convex with incurved margin; viscid when wet; smooth; bruising or becoming green in age; flesh bruises blue mottled with yellow. Dingy yellow latex very scant. Gills: Tan to brown, often with green stains. Stalk: Colored like young cap; flesh orange. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Edible, but flesh is frequently riddled with insect larvae (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).

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Lactarius chelidonium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Lactarius
Species:
L. chelidonium
Binomial name
Lactarius chelidonium
Peck (1872)
Synonyms[1]

Lactifluus chelidonium (Peck) Kuntze (1891)

Lactarius chelidonium is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It was first described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1870.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lactarius chelidonium Peck 1872". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Peck CH. (1870). "Report of the Botanist (1870)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 24: 41–108.
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