Lactarius paradoxus
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Lactarius paradoxus is a North American member of the large milk-cap genus, Lactarius, in the order Russulales. The mushroom is blue-green to gray, staining green and bleeding red latex. It is edible
Caps
Undersides
Lactarius deterrimus
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Lactarius deterrimus, also known as false saffron milkcap or orange milkcap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. The fungus produces medium-sized fruit bodies with orangish caps up to 12
While the caps of old fruit bodies are usually funnel-shaped, young specimens have more rounded caps.
Detail of the cap underside with the predominantly orange coloured, partially crossconnected gills
L. deterrimus is a mycorrhizal fungus that lives in symbiosis with spruces.