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Old 29-06-2008, 09:39 PM
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Re: Lactarius sp. for ID please

Did you taste the milk Les? Lactarius rufus is initially mild but soon turns quite hot and acrid. However, so do many others

It is quite a robust species IMO but does flatten out leaving a central depression as your image shows. The stipe also seems correct for this species too. The dull red cap is quite distinctive ... once someone shows you the first

The main problem I have is Beech, I would have expected pines

John
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