Corrugated-cap milky
Lactarius corrugis
A species of Milk-caps.
Mature corrugated-cap milky mushrooms are easily identified by their distinctively wrinkled caps, which explains their common name. In contrast, younger ones often display a whitish, felt-like covering. If this mushroom is cut or damaged, it exudes a brownish latex. Its preferred habitat is deciduous woodlands, particularly where oak trees are present.
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Attributes of Corrugated-cap milky
Cap Diameter
3 - 22 cm
Height
4 - 13 cm
Cap
4-20 cm, at first convex, becoming shallowly depressed.
Cap Shape
Convex, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Velvety
Gills
Attached to the stem or beginning to run down it, close, pale buff when young but soon orangish to yellowish or brownish, discoloring brown where injured.
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
3-11 cm long, 1.5-3 cm thick.
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Flesh
Whitish to yellowish, staining slowly brown when sliced.
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Non-distinctive or faintly fishy.
Body Color
BrownRedYellow
Flesh Bruises
Discolor to brown
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Corrugated-cap milky by these plants
Oaks, Pines
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland
Species Status
Common
Scientific Classification of Corrugated-cap milky
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Milk-caps
Toxicity and Edibility of Corrugated-cap milky
Is Corrugated-cap milky Toxic?
Toxicity information is not available for this mushroom. Always consult with an expert before consuming any wild mushrooms.
