#mild milkcap

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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. 

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Lincolnshire, UK, October 2022

Mild milkcap (Lactarius subdulcis)

These lovely milkcaps are found in abundant association with conifer trees in the late summer and autumn. The milk they produce when their gills are damaged has a mild, earthy taste, distinguishing it from the hot, peppery taste of the poisonous milkcaps. This mushroom is edible, but not widely sought after.