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Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65244/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html" title="Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65244_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=rdwzGsy8QuSuj3ZUa96ETcfKTjY%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65242/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65243/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html <br /> Deceptive Milky,Geotagged,Lactifluus deceptivus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius deceptivus,milky cap,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65242/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html" title="Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65242_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wHaGbv25l2YY6zEY5qK7WmiF84w%3D" width="118" height="152" alt="Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65243/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65244/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus deceptivus,Summer,United States,deceptive milky,lactarius deceptivus,milky cap,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> Deceptive Milky,Geotagged,Lactifluus deceptivus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius deceptivus,milky cap,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus

Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.

Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.

Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65242/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65243/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html <br /> Deceptive Milky,Geotagged,Lactifluus deceptivus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius deceptivus,milky cap,mushroom

Deceptive Milky - Lactifluus deceptivus Cap sizes ranged from 8-18 cm wide! They were white with depressed, vase-shaped caps. The caps had some brown discoloration/patches. The margins were inrolled. Gills were attached, close/crowded, white, and had frequent short gills. The stem was white with brown discoloration. The milk was white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing singly or in clusters on the ground in a mixed forest with mostly oak, pine, and eastern hemlock.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65243/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65244/deceptive_milky_-_lactifluus_deceptivus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus deceptivus,Summer,United States,deceptive milky,lactarius deceptivus,milky cap,mushroom

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The Deceiving milkcap

"Lactifluus deceptivus" is a common species of fungus in the Russulaceae family. It is found throughout eastern North America on the ground in coniferous forests near hemlock or deciduous forests near oak, and in oak-dominated forests of Costa Rica.

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Similar species: Russulales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 18, 2018. Captured Aug 16, 2018 10:39 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/99s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.