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Saffron Milk Cap

Lactarius Deliciosus

Description:

The picture does not do justice to this mushroom's vivid orange.

Habitat:

Mixed forest

Notes:

A fresco in the Roman town of Herculaneum appears to depict Lactarius deliciosus and is one of the earliest pieces of art to illustrate a fungus.

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2 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 9 months ago

Thank you again Corduneanu, I was thinking Lactarius but not sure where to start. Check the note I added, found this very interesting.

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 9 months ago

Looks like Lactarius deliciosus

Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA

Lat: 35.12, Long: -85.35

Spotted on Aug 5, 2012
Submitted on Aug 6, 2012

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