Lactifluus hygrophoroides
Species of fungus
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Lactarius hygrophoroides is an edible North American species of milk-cap mushroom in the order Russulales.
| Lactifluus hygrophoroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactarius |
| Species: | L. hygrophoroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A.Curtis 1859 | |
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Taxonomy
It was first described scientifically by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859.[1]
Description
The cap is initially convex with a depression; the margin lifts with age. The caps are 3–8 centimetres (1+1⁄4–3+1⁄4 in) wide and pinkish-orange, frosted by a bloom that darkens when touched.[2] The gills are adnate, sometimes slightly decurrent, and pale.[2] The stem is 2–5 cm (3⁄4–2 in) long, 7–15 millimetres (1⁄4–5⁄8 in) wide, often tapered near the base, and colored like the cap or slightly lighter.[2] The spore print is white.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Uses
It may be a choice edible mushroom,[3] although some report its taste to be mild.[4][2]
