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Saffron milk cap not particularly delicious, despite it's name... this one is just starting to stain a little green, but with a little handling may turn nearly completely emerald. Fall,False saffron milkcap,Geotagged,Lactarius deliciosus,Lactarius deterrimus,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Saffron milk cap

not particularly delicious, despite it's name... this one is just starting to stain a little green, but with a little handling may turn nearly completely emerald.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I've updated the ID to reflect the species change:
    https://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_name/4997     Posted 4 years ago

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The Orange-latex Milky

"Lactarius deterrimus", also known as false saffron milkcap or orange milkcap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. The fungus produces medium-sized fruit bodies with orangish caps up to 12 centimetres wide that develop green spots in old age or if injured.

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Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Nov 11, 2016. Captured Nov 10, 2016 11:00 in 65911 Cascade River Rd, Marblemount, WA 98267, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 2s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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