Tawny Milkcap

Tawny Milkcap - Lactarius fulvissimus

Description

A medium-sized orange-brown or brick-red milkcap, getting paler as it ages; cap initially convex, expanding and eventually developing a central depression.  Decurrent gills.  Milk white, unchanging.  Smells strongly of bugs or rubber.  Taste mild to slightly acrid.  

Similar Species

L aurantiacus has adnate gills. 

Identification difficulty

milk/smell

Recording advice

Photograph from top down, in side view and from underneath to show gills and full length of stipe.  Note cap texture, smell, colour and taste of milk or flesh, and whether colour of milk changes on exposure to air (this may take some time).   You must note the tree species under which it was found.

Habitat

Broadleaved woodland, often under oaks, limes, hornbeams or beeches

When to see it

August to November in Britain and Ireland.

UK Status

Widespread and fairly frequent in broadleaf woodlands throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Additional images

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