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Blue milk-cap

Lactarius indigo

Description:

Cap has a diameter of 5-12 cm. Stem is 2 to 8cm tall. Blue with light blue rings in the cap. When cut or broken, the milk (latex) comes out.

Habitat:

Deciduous and coniferal forest in France, China, Guatemala and Mexico.

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5 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Fantastic. I hope to find these one day.

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Wow, such an awesome colour!! Nice spotting, thanks for sharing.

EduHerNav
EduHerNav 10 years ago

Thanks! It tasted delicious! LOL

Beautiful color!

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Wow!

EduHerNav
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EduHerNav

Sonora, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 27, 2013
Submitted on Sep 9, 2013

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