#milk cap mushrooms

[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

[lindagoesmushrooming]

Lactarius deliciosus and Lactarius torminosus

[bethdehart]

Woolly Milk Cap

You find yourself in the presence of a strange, hypnotic entity while walking through the forest... what do you do?

Get Prints here: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/bethdehart/woolly-milk-cap/ !

[niqvassieart]

Here is a little fairy I designed last spring for 3Dtotal's book ‘Inspired by Nature’! 🍄 This character is based on the weeping milk cap and its ecology - their task is to be a bus for forest mites and take them where they want to go. 🌲🌳🚌 The velvety mushrooms of this fungus species are fed upon by both crane fly and mite species. However, these tiny mites are too small to easily walk between isolated mushrooms so they hitch a ride on the backs of visiting flies to find a new meal! This is an interaction called phoresis in biology and similar hitch-hiking mites can often be found on big beetles who feed on animal carcasses too (another patchy food source). Find the book containing the full design process here! It’s a huge book full of so many beautiful floral/fungal characters by some amazing artists ✨

[creaturepost-emporium]

Indigo milk caps. For all your blue milk needs.

[mushroom-showdown]

Vote for us in @thecompetitionshowdowntournament and @ultimate-poll-tournament!! We have such cool and pretty mushrooms!!

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Fungi February: The candy cap's unique aroma makes it one of the few mushrooms that are just as good in desserts as in entrees. As a little brown mushroom, there are numerous lookalikes, some of which are toxic.

Disclaimer: Don’t rely on pictures of cute mushrooms with eyes to accurately identify edible mushrooms. At best the wrong one will taste bad, at worst it’ll be deadly!

[snototter]

The gills of a delicious milk cap (Lactarius deliciosus)

by marlin harms

[rocjaws-curated-collection]

Just got finished with the Glyphid Rammer- this one's a boardgame exclusive! Due to the back texture of his helmet looking like mushroom gills, I decided to make this guy fungus themed as well- specifically the Indigo Milk Cap! I might touch up the blues, but think I really managed to capture that weirdly leathery/spongy texture on the white parts quite well.

[fungusqueen]

Milk Cap mushroom (Lactarius sp.). In the Lactarius genus, these mushroom exude a latex or "milk" when cut or damaged. The latex is likely a defense mechanism to protect the mushroom from being eaten by insects while in its younger stages. They stop producing latex once they're past maturity and no longer producing spores. The color and opacity of the latex is key in distinguishing between certain Lactarius species (ex. Candy Caps aka Lactarius rufulus differ from look-a-likes because their latex is transparent and watery)

[moomeecore]

some mushrooms 🍄

[quinnfrankephotography]

Wonderful walk this morning. Despite the chill it was very nice morning and by the end it had warmed up and was very comfortable. Everything is so green with all the rain..

[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."

[zaccharine-vulture]

Lactarius sp.

[mushroom-showdown]

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Fungi February: The saffron milk cap has a slightly bitter taste if not cooked properly. The scientific name likely refers to a species complex, as specimens from North America differ genetically from ones found in Europe.

Disclaimer: Don’t rely on pictures of cute mushrooms with eyes to accurately identify edible mushrooms. At best the wrong one will taste bad, at worst it’ll be deadly!