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Lactarius controversus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Lactaire des peupliers, Rosascheckiger Milchling, Rózsáslemezű tejelőgomba
Lactarius controversus Mushroom
Ref No: 9075
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Funnel shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh exudes white or watery latex (milk) when cut, Flesh granular or brittle, Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Lactarius controversus (Fr. ex Fr.) Fr. Rosascheckiger Milchling, Rózsáslemezű tejelőgomba, Lactaire des peupliers.
Cap 8–15cm across, convex then concave to funnel-shaped, margin inrolled and downy at first, ivory to pale buff often with pale vinaceous tinges or indistinct blotches sometimes in concentric bands, glabrous, viscid when moist. Stem 30–75 x 20–40mm, solid, cylindrical or narrowing towards the base, concolorous with cap. Flesh white, thick. Gills decurrent, crowded and narrow, pale rosy buff. Milk white; taste slowly very hot. Spore print pinkish-cream (B). Spores oval with strong warts connected by thick ridges forming a fairly complete network, 6–7 x 5–6µ. Habitat near poplar or Salix repens. Season late summer to autumn. Uncommon. Edible – poor -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe.

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