Milkcap ID Please.

Looking · #1 (**permalink**) 27-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Hi.
This looks like a Milk cap to me, but I can not work out what one it is.
Any ideas?
Thanks Dave

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 27-10-2009, 08:23 PM

hi

was it growing with Betula (birch)?

if so I would suspect Lactarius torminosus

best wishes

Chris

flaxton · #3 (**permalink**) 27-10-2009, 08:52 PM

With that orange cap and white milk I would agree with Chris.

Mal

rich ard · #4 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 08:05 AM

As you both know, the other possibility would be L. pubescens but on the basis of the 'rings' on the cap I understand why you both say L. tormenosus.

During the Clumber foray, Pauline mentioned that a characteristic of L. pubescens is a salmon pink 'collar' at the top of the stipe - as shown here. I understood her as saying that it was a distingishing feature between the two species. Perhaps I misunderstood her Mal? Or Pauline if you are reading this?

I have seen several L. pubescens since, all have that 'collar'. I have yet to see L. tormenosus since then to look.

Richard

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Originally Posted by flaxton

With that orange cap and white milk I would agree with Chris.

Mal

flaxton · #5 (**permalink**) 28-10-2009, 08:38 AM

Richard
Before being told by Pauline about the collar I would always have distinguished L pubescens as being much paler than L torminosus and having an unzonate cap and usually having a less hairy cap edge.
I have found lots of them in the past but have no photos to prove it

Mal