Golden Milkcap

Lactarius alnicola

Summary 3

Spores: white to pale yellow
Trails: Kent; common under oaks
Latex: white, becoming pale yellow
Mycorrhizal

Lactarius alnicola, commonly known as the golden milkcap, is a species of fungus in the Russulaceae family. The fruit bodies produced by the fungus are characterized by a sticky, vanilla-colored cap up to 20 cm (7.9 in) wide with a mixture of yellow tones arranged in faint concentric bands. The stem is up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long and has yellow-brown spots. When it is cut or injured, the mushroom oozes a white latex, which has an intensely peppery...

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  1. (c) Leslie Flint, todos os direitos reservados, enviado por Leslie Flint
  2. (c) Christian Schwarz, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Christian Schwarz
  3. Adaptado por Leslie Flint de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_alnicola

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