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Lactarius subpurpureus Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65352/lactarius_subpurpureus.html" title="Lactarius subpurpureus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65352_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=E3q1%2Forzu5w9Mf4kuaNQRl%2FwkWY%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Lactarius subpurpureus Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65353/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65354/lactarius_subpurpureus.html Geotagged,Lactarius,Lactarius subpurpureus,Summer,United States,fungus,milk cap,milky cap,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65353/lactarius_subpurpureus.html" title="Lactarius subpurpureus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65353_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bFYt8dkgwVyt9kafmy9UQlvB0f8%3D" width="200" height="178" alt="Lactarius subpurpureus Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65354/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65352/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> Geotagged,Lactarius subpurpureus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius,milk cap,milkcap,milky cap,mushroom" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Lactarius subpurpureus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius,milk cap,milkcap,milky cap,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Lactarius subpurpureus

Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk.

Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch.

Lactarius subpurpureus Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65353/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65354/lactarius_subpurpureus.html Geotagged,Lactarius,Lactarius subpurpureus,Summer,United States,fungus,milk cap,milky cap,mushroom

Lactarius subpurpureus Whitish cap with a pink margin. Gills were pink. Stipe was white/pink. The gills were attached to the stem; they bruised green and leaked red milk. <br /> <br /> Habitat: It was growing at the base of a pine tree in a mixed forest with lots of eastern hemlock, pine, oak, and birch. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65354/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65352/lactarius_subpurpureus.html<br /> Geotagged,Lactarius subpurpureus,Summer,United States,fungus,lactarius,milk cap,milkcap,milky cap,mushroom

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The Lactarius subpurpureus

Lactarius subpurpureus is a milky cap in the family Russulaceae.

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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 20, 2018. Captured Aug 19, 2018 09:52 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.