Species details
Salmon milkcap
Lactarius salmonicolor
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Description
A salmon-orange milkcap with orange latex and faint cap zoning, associated with fir.
Identification features
Flesh and latex remain orange and green only weakly; the stem often has pits.
Habitat
Exclusively or mainly under fir in mountain and mixed woodland.
Fruiting period
August, September, October, November
Similar species
- False saffron milkcap (Lactarius deterrimus)
- Saffron milk cap (Lactarius deliciosus)
- Lactarius sanguifluus