Maryland Biodiversity Project - Peck's Milk Mushroom (Lactarius peckii)

Peck's Milk Mushroom Lactarius peckii

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Russulales > Family Russulaceae > Genus Lactarius Peck's Milk Mushroom - Lactarius peckii - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15701

Status:

Found solitary or scattered on ground beneath oaks.

Description:

Cap: Varied shades of red or orange with depressed center, dry; latex white, not staining. Gills: Pinkish-brown, decurrent; stain rusty-brown, close. Stalk: Yellow-orange. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 8 records in the project database.

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Peck's Milk Mushroom (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2012). (Photo ID: 20039 - Psn: 40)

Peck's Milk Mushroom (cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122821 - Psn: 40)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Peck's Milk Mushroom (gills, latex, and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2012). (Photo ID: 20040 - Psn: 42)

Peck's Milk Mushroom (gills, latex, and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Peck's Milk Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 318463 - Psn: 50)

Peck's Milk Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (8/30/2012). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122820 - Psn: 60)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122731 - Psn: 65)

Peck's Milk Mushroom growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/6/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

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