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bloody milkcap

Lactarius sanguifluus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 37, February 27, March 42, April 67, May 96, June 105, July 112, August 96, September 71, October 53, November 29, December 23.
United States811
Alaska757
Spain90
Portugal55
France39
Washington30
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur28
Aragón27
Cataluña/Catalunya26
Ukraine26

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
  • 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

Remember the name next time.

Practise bloody milkcap with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.