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

synonyms: Begöngyöltszélű tejelőgomba, Bleicher Milchling, Lactaire zoné
Lactarius zonarius 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 9226
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Lactarius zonarius Mushroom
Ref No: 9227
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: White to cream, Yellow, Red or redish or pink, Grey to beige
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh exudes white or watery latex (milk) when cut, Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Flesh granular or brittle, Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Lactarius zonarius (Bull. ex St. Amans) Fr. Bleicher Milchling, Begöngyöltszélű tejelőgomba, Lactaire zoné. Cap 3.5–10cm across, convex with a central funnel-shaped depression, pale yellowish-buff at first with paler margin, later ochre-buff to reddish-ochre with several, indistinct, darker concentric bands, slightly sticky, margin inrolled and hairless. Stem 25–45 x 10–20mm, whitish to buff then ochre-buff, sometimes with indistinct spots. Flesh whitish, often hollow in stem. Gills decurrent, narrow and crowded, forked near the stem, yellowish-buff later ochre-buff. Milk white; taste very hot. Smell of geraniums. Spore print buff (E–F). Spores ovoid, warts mainly joined by ridges that tend to run across the spore, forming a partial network, 7–9.5 x 5–7.2µ. Habitat deciduous woods, especially with oak. Season late summer to autumn. Rare. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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