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Orange-latex Milky

Lactarius deterrimus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 831, February 614, March 962, April 1,513, May 2,182, June 2,379, July 2,546, August 2,189, September 1,607, October 1,200, November 656, December 512.
United States17,434
Alaska17,190
Canada454
Russia261
Germany241
Quebec168
Austria166
Switzerland153
Ontario140
Steiermark88

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Human edible commercially tradedRecognized by a harvested source as edible and suitable for commercial food trade.Mushrooms traded as food, Volume I
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyMilkcaps, Brittlegills and Allies · Russulaceae
GenusCommon Milkcaps · Lactarius

Sources

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