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carrot milkcap

Lactarius quieticolor

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 53, February 39, March 62, April 97, May 140, June 153, July 164, August 141, September 103, October 77, November 42, December 33.
United States1,105
Alaska1,105
Spain40
Brazil23
Aragón17
United Kingdom13
Rio Grande do Sul13
Germany12
Castilla y León10
France10

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