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Weeping Milk Cap

Lactifluus volemus

Description:

Caps were orange-brown, had inrolled margins, and slight depressions in the center of each cap. Stipes were similar in color to the caps, but a bit more pale. Gills were cream colored, close, and bruised brownish. The milk was white and copious.

Habitat:

Growing on the ground in a mixed forest.

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4 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, Christine....

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Thanks Max and maplemoth! The color of the milk can help identify the species, so is an important feature that just so happens to make for a cool photo :)

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 1: is a beautiful photo....a very interesting photo....

Max adventures
Max adventures 6 years ago

awesome shot i really like that you showed the milk coming out of the cap

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Aug 26, 2017
Submitted on Feb 17, 2018

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