Lactarius deliciosus

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iLactarius deliciosus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Lactarius
Species:	L. deliciosus

Binomial name

Lactarius deliciosus
(L. ex Fr.) S.F.Gray

Lactarius controversus mycological characteristics:	?
Image:Gills icon.png gills on hymenium
Image:Depressed cap icon.png cap is depressed
Image:Decurrent gills icon2.png hymenium is decurrent
Image:Bare stipe icon.png stipe is bare
Image:Tan spore print icon.png spore print is tan
Image:Mycorrhizal ecology icon.png ecology is mycorrhizal
Image:Edible toxicity icon.png edibility: edible

Lactarius deliciosus, known as the Saffron milk cap or by its Catalan name Robellons, is the one of the milk-cap genus Lactarius and is considered to be the best to eat. It has a juice or "milk" inside that does not change colour before a long time. In the Girona area this type of mushroom is called a "pinatell" because it is collected near wild pine trees; typically they are harvested in October following the late August rain. Due to its scarcity it commands high prices.

1 Description
2 Distribution and habitat
3 Edibility
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[edit] Description

The Saffron Milk-cap is one group of mushrooms with orange or red milk and carrot-orange coloration, in many cases becoming flecked with green or blue-green with age. It has an orange funnel shaped cap, often with darker orange lines in the form of concentric circles, decurrent gills and a squat orange stipe.

[edit] Distribution and habitat

This group of mushrooms has orange or red milk and carrot-orange coloration, in many cases becoming flecked with green or blue-green with age. found in coniferous woodlands in Europe and North America as well as having been introduced to Australia and New Zealand, where it grows under pine plantations.