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Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70416/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html" title="Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/70416_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=L8FK%2FW7eXESFihCDYAm55VGUhQI%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70418/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70417/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus,Lactifluus piperatus,Peppery milk-cap,Summer,United States,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70418/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html" title="Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/70418_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=nCiYmo8PZw00ruEsEgN1BJ4JzrU%3D" width="116" height="152" alt="Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70416/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70417/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus piperatus,Peppery milk-cap,Summer,United States,mushroom" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Lactifluus piperatus,Peppery milk-cap,Summer,United States,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus

Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.

Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).

Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70418/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70417/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus,Lactifluus piperatus,Peppery milk-cap,Summer,United States,mushroom

Peppery Milk-Cap - Lactifluus piperatus Dingy white cap, nearly flat, and with an inrolled margin. Whitish gills that forked and leaked copious, white latex. White, stubby stipe.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest (mostly oak and eastern hemlock).<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70416/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70417/peppery_milk-cap_-_lactifluus_piperatus.html Geotagged,Lactifluus piperatus,Peppery milk-cap,Summer,United States,mushroom

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The Peppery milk-cap

''Lactifluus piperatus'', commonly known as the peppery milk-cap, is a semi-edible basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Lactifluus''. Despite being edible, it is not recommended by some because of its poor taste, though can be used as seasoning when dried.

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

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2018. Captured Aug 19, 2018 09:32 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.