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Downy milk cap

Lactarius pubescens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 378, February 279, March 437, April 688, May 992, June 1,081, July 1,157, August 995, September 731, October 545, November 298, December 233.
United States8,120
Alaska7,814
Russia266
Canada209
New Zealand148
Ontario102
California92
Germany85
Canterbury Region73
Michigan62

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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