#lactarius

[memoriesofthepark]

Milkcap 》 Lactarius psammicola

Southeast Texas, 23 April 2026

[microcosmicobservations]

Okay, I was too slow to upload my Maine mushroom pictures, and now it's Mycoblitz time, so I'm just going to dump them into a post. I didn't spend much time on identification, but here's a generalized guess from top left: bolete, bolete (maybe Harrya chromipes), Entoloma (Entoloma quadratum?), Amanita, bolete (Neoboletus?), Russula, Humidicutis, Amanita, Amanita, Lactarius lignyotus (?). If anyone has any corrections or refining identifications, please let me know and I'll correct it. :) Happy hunting!

[wild-e-eep]

Lactarius spinosulus, the lilacscale milkcap. Pinkest of the milkcaps; it is related to the wooly milk caps, but only ever manages a sort of short stubble.

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I led a lovely afternoon guided nature tour at the Cutthroat Climb and Teal Slough trails at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge! It was a nice break from the mayhem of packing the moving truck with my furniture and whatever else we can fit in there. There's still a lot to be done, but we're making good progress, and will haul things to Portland Sunday. Wish us luck!

Also, I'd love to make some plans for some tours once I get settled in in PDX, so if you've been wanting to book me for a private tour, drop me a PM!

[zaccharine-vulture]

Lactarius sp.

[troll-skogur]

A bunch of Lactarius deliciosus among the snowy ferns.

Cooked lovely meals with those, yummy !

[mushroomgay]

Epping, UK, October 2022

Mild milkcap (Lactarius subdulcis) 

This common and beautiful milkcap has a mild tasting ‘milk’ (the latex that is produced when the gills are damaged), which gives it its common name. It is edible, but not particularly sought after. 

[sentientmosshroom]

Some of my mushroom embroidery! Red waxcaps, Amanita muscaria (also in a patch!), Lactarius indigo, inky cap, a spore print, morels, Amanita jacksonii, and parrot waxcaps.