Saffron Milkcap (Lactarius deliciosus)

Edibility

Edibility:Good

Eating notes: Dishes made from this mushroom will be bright orange!

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Cap: 5-15cm Saffron with concentric darker bands. Depressed with inrolled margin.

Gills: Slightly decurrent. Saffron.

Stem: Paler than the cap with darker depressed spots.

Spores: Pinkish cream.

Flesh: Yellowish. Releases an orange latex on cutting.

Habitat: On the ground with pines

Frequency: Frequent

How to take the spore print of a mushroom and how to use the spore print to help in mushroom identification.