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Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html" title="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/142036_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=xwZjUu4Nw5QCOB5wl5ENBtKDiEc%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html" title="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/142038_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WgKhLV41oWZmDxS7cZ1Hn6Q4XIA%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States,fungus,milkcap,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html" title="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/142037_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=VX%2F2JK26YL257D9%2BfFc8s72Eqq4%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides

Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.

Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.

Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States

Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States,fungus,milkcap,mushroom

Milk Cap - Lactifluus hygrophoroides Very similar to L. volemus, except that L. hygrophoroides lacks a fishy odor, the latex does not stain, and the gills are distant.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest with pine, oak, eastern hemlock, etc.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142036/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142038/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/142037/milk_cap_-_lactifluus_hygrophoroides.html Fall,Geotagged,Lactifluus hygrophoroides,United States

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The Hygrophorus Milkcap

"Lactifluus hygrophoroides" is a member of the milk-cap genus "Lactifluus" in the order Russulales. It was first described scientifically by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859 as a species of "Lactarius", and was historically known by this name until the systematics of milk-cap species were recently revised.

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Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Oct 16, 2022. Captured Sep 24, 2021 15:30 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1250
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.