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Ugly milk-cap

Lactarius necator

Description:

In a group of about 10 these were up to 100mm across. Black all over but suspecting partly due to another fungal attack. Maybe that's what L turpis suffers from everywhere in the world.

Habitat:

Within a very old garden full of introduced species including tall, mostly European trees. Altitude 500metres.

Notes:

Also L plumbeus and L turpis this group was well on the road to collapse. The last pic shows the old gills with some black fluids exuding. The gills in a healthy specimen are close, straight and clear.

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Mark Ridgway
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Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on May 21, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013

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