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Slimy Milkcap

Lactarius blennius

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 613, February 453, March 709, April 1,116, May 1,609, June 1,754, July 1,877, August 1,614, September 1,185, October 885, November 483, December 378.
United States12,679
Alaska12,677
Germany197
United Kingdom109
England65
Netherlands59
Brandenburg57
Austria52
France36
Switzerland35

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