Hygrophorus Milkcap Lactifluus hygrophoroides Berkeley & M.A. Curtis    Synonyms: Hygrophorous Lactarius, Lactarius hygrophoroides.
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Russulales   >   Family Russulaceae   >   Genus Lactifluus   

Status:

Found solitary or in groups under hardwoods, especially oaks.

Description:

Cap: orange with darker disc; smooth to velvety; mostly flat to depressed, uplifted margin in age; flesh white; latex white. Gills: White / cream, attached to slightly decurrent, distant. Stalk: Some shade of orange, may be yellow at base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 23 records in the project database.

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Hygrophorus Milkcap (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap (top) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/20/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap (gills and latex) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Hygrophorus Milkcap in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Hygrophorus Milkcap growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)


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