Peppery milk cap
Lactarius piperatus
A species of Milk-caps. Also known as Peppery lactarius, White peppery milk-cap.
Fungi belonging to the Lactarius genus, such as the peppery milk cap, exude a lacteal fluid from their gill structures. The peppery milk cap stands out due to its milk possessing an exceptionally strong pungent flavor. This particular species was initially documented by Carl Linnaeus, who is renowned as the founder of modern biological classification.
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Attributes of Peppery milk cap
Cap Diameter
10 - 16 cm
Height
4 - 10 cm
Cap
Convex, becoming weakly funnel-shaped; whitish to cream; surface is matt to slightly shiny
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Smooth
Gills
Very crowed; cream, sometimes tinted orange
Gill Attachment
Decurrent
Stem
2 - 8 cm long, 1 - 2.5 cm thick; white, brown; equal, or tapering a little to base, bald, solid, smooth
Stem Shapes
Tapering
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
Very firm; white, exuding a white latex
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
BrownYellowWhite
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Peppery milk cap by these plants
Oaks, Pines
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland, Mixed Woodland
Species Status
Apparently widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Peppery milk cap
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Russulales
Family
Russulaceae
Genus
Milk-caps
Toxicity and Edibility of Peppery milk cap
Is Peppery milk cap Toxic?
Toxicity information is not available for this mushroom. Always consult with an expert before consuming any wild mushrooms.
