| Lactifluus hygrophoroides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactarius |
| Species: | L. hygrophoroides |
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| Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A.Curtis 1859 | |
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Lactarius hygrophoroides is an edible North American species of milk-cap mushroom in the order Russulales.
Taxonomy
It was first described scientifically by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859.
Description
The cap is initially convex with a depression; the margin lifts with age. The caps are 3–8 centimetres (1+1⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and pinkish-orange, frosted by a bloom that darkens when touched. The gills are adnate, sometimes slightly decurrent, and pale. The stem is 2–5 cm (3⁄4–2 in) long, 7–15 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄8 in) wide, often tapered near the base, and colored like the cap or slightly lighter. The spore print is white.
Habitat and distribution
The species can be found growing under oak trees in eastern North America from June to September.
Uses
It may be a choice edible mushroom, although some report its taste to be mild.
References
- Berkeley MJ, Curtis MA (1859). "Centuries of North American fungi". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. III. 4 (22): 284–96. doi:10.1080/00222935908697127.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- Phillips, Roger (2010) . Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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| Lactarius hygrophoroides | |
| Lactifluus hygrophoroides | |
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