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spotted milkcap

Lactarius scrobiculatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 799, February 590, March 925, April 1,455, May 2,098, June 2,288, July 2,448, August 2,106, September 1,546, October 1,154, November 631, December 493.
United States16,978
Alaska16,533
Canada177
California108
British Columbia96
Washington91
Switzerland54
Austria44
Colorado39
Italy35

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

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