Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius sp.)
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Common Milkcaps

Lactarius sp.

Life > Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Russulales > Russulaceae > Lactarius


Observations

July 16th, 2024 Rock Creek Station
Common Milkcaps (Lactarius)

AA21

  • Growing clustered from soil bank near creek in Bur Oak dominated woodland draw.

  • Nearby Trees: Bur Oak, Eastern Red Cedar, Elm, and White Mulberry.

  • Latex cream/buff colored, similarly to lamellae.

  • Smell: not distinctive

  • Taste: pleasant and mild

  • Spore Print: light buff

  • Microscopy: Mounted in Melzer's Reagent. Spores amyloid, highly ornamented with tall ridge-like spines that create a reticulate pattern.


Observation by thefungiproject

Created February 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM

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