Lactarius possibly deliciosus or deterrimus

[jonbem]

Are these
Lactarius possibly deliciosus or deterrimus?
There were dozens in various states of repair.
Under pine in plantation.
Apologies for the phone cam pics

[cowshill]

No expert here, but the pine and the relatively substantial look of the fungi strongly suggest deliciocus to me. More knowledgeable ones may disagree.

- Jim

[FungiJohn]

L. deterrimus for sure
John

[jonbem]

Thanks to both. So the question still remains!
I think further research, which may involve the study of bladder evacuation for reddening, needs to happen.

[SheffieldLass]

Lactarius deterrimus is not associated with pine but with spruce. Lactarius deliciosus is associated with pine and not with spruce. And the tree in your first photo is spruce.

[jonbem]

Thanks for that.
Can you recommend a nice cheap "I-spy" book of tree identification?
Although several hours of digestive research has not produced any discernable reddening of evacuated fluid.

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by jonbem

Thanks for that.
Can you recommend a nice cheap "I-spy" book of tree identification?
Although several hours of digestive research has not produced any discernable reddening of evacuated fluid.

Nice, ....... I'm off to the local farm shop soon for lunch !

I expect that means it will come out of the upper orifice as red vomit then.

Neil.

[Nick_in_Scotland]

Originally Posted by jonbem

Thanks for that.
Can you recommend a nice cheap "I-spy" book of tree identification?

When I started to learn the difference between conifers I found the following general rule very helpful.

Pine have needles are in Pairs
Spruce have Sharp needles
Firs have Flat needles

Doesn't always work but tends to be true. Of course when you want to differentiate between, say, Norway Spruce and Sitka Spruce it gets trickier....