Species details
Fleecy milkcap
Lactarius vellereus
Inedible
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Description
A very large white milkcap with a felted-velvety cap and relatively distant thick gills.
Identification features
Latex is white, the flesh very firm, and the taste often strongly acrid.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A very large white milkcap with a felted-velvety cap and relatively distant thick gills. Latex is white, the flesh very firm, and the taste often strongly acrid. Typical habitat: Deciduous and mixed woodland, often with beech and oak.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Lactifluus piperatus, Russula delica. 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
Deciduous and mixed woodland, often with beech and oak.
Fruiting period
July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Lactifluus piperatus
- Milk-white brittlegill (Russula delica)