#lactarius mushrooms

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Lactarius deliciosus and Lactarius torminosus

[microcosmicobservations]

Okay, I was too slow to upload my Maine mushroom pictures, and now it's Mycoblitz time, so I'm just going to dump them into a post. I didn't spend much time on identification, but here's a generalized guess from top left: bolete, bolete (maybe Harrya chromipes), Entoloma (Entoloma quadratum?), Amanita, bolete (Neoboletus?), Russula, Humidicutis, Amanita, Amanita, Lactarius lignyotus (?). If anyone has any corrections or refining identifications, please let me know and I'll correct it. :) Happy hunting!

[wild-e-eep]

Lactarius spinosulus, the lilacscale milkcap. Pinkest of the milkcaps; it is related to the wooly milk caps, but only ever manages a sort of short stubble.

[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.

[snototter]

The gills of a delicious milk cap (Lactarius deliciosus)

by marlin harms

[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

[memoriesofthepark]

Lactarius psammicola 》 no common name

Truly one of my favorite genera. 🧡

Southeast Texas, 3 Dec. 2024

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I led a lovely afternoon guided nature tour at the Cutthroat Climb and Teal Slough trails at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge! It was a nice break from the mayhem of packing the moving truck with my furniture and whatever else we can fit in there. There's still a lot to be done, but we're making good progress, and will haul things to Portland Sunday. Wish us luck!

Also, I'd love to make some plans for some tours once I get settled in in PDX, so if you've been wanting to book me for a private tour, drop me a PM!

[lindagoesmushrooming]

We are so back, baby! 😁 This Summer, my local woods were quite empty (aside from chanterelles) but I was hoping for the Autumn, and Autumn mushrooms didn't disappoint. (03.10.2024.)

[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."

[images : source, source & source] [fungus description : source]

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

[troll-skogur]

A bunch of Lactarius deliciosus among the snowy ferns.

Cooked lovely meals with those, yummy !

[zaccharine-vulture]

Lactarius sp.

[orofeaiel]

Red-Bleeding Milkcap (Lactarius rubrilacteus)

[kommabortsig]

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[convexly]

Mycological Rainbow by Jillian Kern