#lactarius indigo fungi

[its-kayyyy]

indigo milk cap (lactarius indigo)

note!! please do not pick and eat mushrooms by yourself! it is very easy to pick up the wrong mushroom and I could be poisonous!

the indigo milk cap is a bright blue colored mushroom that grows throughout north america, east asia, france, and central america.

this mushroom is edible. it has a bitter almost peppery taste to it, and the flesh of this mushroom is also very firm.

common places for this mushroom can be found are: gulf of mexico's coast, mexico, guatemala, along the appalachian mountain range, arizona, california, virginia, (one county in) texas, china, india, costa rica, and south france.

the indigo milk cap has a depressed cap, pretty tightly pack gills, and a square shaped stem. the flesh is also blue and once exposed to air for awhile will turn a greenish color. and the milk of the indigo milk cap tried a greenish color.

in early stages of life the indigo milk cap is wet and slimy but grow dry and brittle once the mushroom is established and older.

[soupandmushrooms]

Lactarius indigo

also known as the indigo milk cap, the blue milk mushroom and indigo milky.

It grows in North America, East Asia, and Central America. It also grows naturally in southern France!

Due to being a member of the lactarius genus it produces latex or “milk” when cut. The latex produced is indigo hence the name.

The species is however noted for not producing as much latex as other members of its genus.

Lactarius indigo is edible and reported to have a mild taste.

It is also one of my favourite mushrooms!

[creaturepost-emporium]

Indigo milk caps. For all your blue milk needs.

[oliviarosaline]

Indigo Milk Cap Mushroom

Lactarius indigo

These otherworldly deep indigo blue milkcaps contain a derivative of azulene. This pigment is also found in some species of soft corals throughout the oceans.

Edible (at your own risk). They have a mild taste to me and I prefer them sauteed.

Aug. 14th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[mycoblogg]

Lactarius indigo?

FOTD #036 : indigo milky! (lactarius indigo)

the indigo milky (also called blue lactarius, indigo milk cap or blue milk mushroom) is a mycorrhizal mushroom in the family russulaceae. this mushroom is found across the US, mexico, china, india, costa rica & guatemala. it is famous for its blue, milk-like latex that seeps out when the gills are sliced !!

the big question : can i bite it?? yeah<3 this fungus is edible.

l. indigo description :

"the cap of the fruit body, measuring between 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) in diameter, is initially convex & later develops a central depression; in age it becomes even more deeply depressed, becoming somewhat funnel-shaped as the edge of the cap lifts upward. the cap surface is indigo blue when fresh, but fades to a paler grayish- or silvery-blue, sometimes with greenish splotches. it is often zonate: marked with concentric lines that form alternating pale & darker zones, & the cap may have dark blue spots, especially towards the edge. young caps are sticky to the touch. the flesh is pallid to bluish in color, slowly turning greenish after being exposed to air; its taste is mild to slightly acrid. the flesh of the entire mushroom is brittle. the latex exuded from injured tissue is indigo blue, & stains the wounded tissue greenish."

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"thank you for the request !! i really love this one, but will likely never seen it in person. ^^" very beautiful mushroom."

[fungi-and-a-funguy]

Daily Fungi Fact 41: The indigo milk cap(Lactarius indigo) is blue.

that's it.

that's today's fact get out of here

[memoriesofthepark]

What’s your favourite mushroom species? (If you have one)

This feels a lot like getting asked what my favorite song is: I don't think I could ever choose just one! And of course there are so many I've yet to encounter.

I'm very fond of milkcaps of the genus Lactarius. Some species are choice edibles (though I've never eaten them personally). Silver-blue milkcaps (Lactarius paradoxus) are particularly beautiful, and the Indigo milkcap (Lactarius indigo) is a bucket list species of mine I have yet to see in person.

I'm also a big fan of stinkhorns (genus Phallus) and witch's butters (several species of jelly fungus). Stinkhorns have very unique morphologies and jelly fungi are just cool and fun, haha!

Honey mushrooms of the genus Armillaria are also fascinating in that they fruit from some of the largest mycelial networks (and indeed some of the largest and oldest living organisms on the Earth) formed by any fungus! The giant Armillaria ostoyae specimen in Oregon's Malhuer National Forest is a single network, a single organism, that spreads through the soil for 3.5 square miles. Armillaria mycelium can also be bioluminescent, resulting in the phenomenon known as foxfire!

Thanks for giving me a chance to rant a bit about my favs! Mush love 💛🍄

[spatheandspadix]

Fungi that are on Nurgle's team: ganoderma, chicken of the woods, green stain, honey mushrooms, corn smut, bread mold

Fungi that are NOT on Nurgle's team: indigo lactarius, boletes, russulas, fly agarics, chanterelles

[theblackcubeofdarkness]

"Those are known as Fungi. Not plant or animal but their own category. The one your looking is Lactarius indigo also known as the indigo milk cap mushroom"

Emma, Oswald I want to teach you about drumroll please... THE MULTIVERSE! And possibly show you a couple worlds!

Ooooo!

[abessive-art]

Funny guys. Fungi. Afungus.

[wikipediapictures]

Lactarius indigo

[lelouch]

the beautiful angles of L. indigo

[angelnumber27]

Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo)

[crochetbabe]

The crochet mushroom order is complete! 

Species shown above:

Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo)

Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Veiled Lady (P. indusiatus)

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria var guessowii)

Morel (Morchella sp.)

More crochet fungi here! 

[mushroomgay]

found this guy in the woods while i was out hiking in alabama. thought it was some crumpled up trash until i got closer. ive never seen a blue mushroom before!

[submitted by @problematicshitpost​]

They’re lovely! Though I would require closer photos, especially of the underside, to be sure, this rather distinctive mushroom looks like an indigo milkcap (Lactarius indigo). This species is edible, and quite popular.

Like all members of the Lactarius genus, commonly known as milkcaps, this mushroom will be notably brittle, and will exude a milk-like latex when damaged. In this case, it will be a deep blue milk that will slowly turn green as it is exposed to oxygen, which is quite otherworldly the first time you see it seeping out of an indigo mushroom.

This specimen is getting on a bit, and is becoming faded and silvery, but they can be quite a deep, striking indigo when young.

[patientno7]

My piece for the 2018 Floral/Fungi @objectheadzine!

careful about signing with his ink