Species details
Bearded milkcap
Lactarius pubescens
Conditional / expert preparation
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Description
A pale pink to cream milkcap with a hairy cap margin, characteristically under birch.
Identification features
Latex is white and acrid; young caps have a distinctly woolly-hairy margin.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A pale pink to cream milkcap with a hairy cap margin, characteristically under birch. Latex is white and acrid; young caps have a distinctly woolly-hairy margin. Typical habitat: Grassland, parks and open woodland under birch.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Lactarius torminosus, Lactarius quietus. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
Grassland, parks and open woodland under birch.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October, November