Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Yellowdrop Milk Cap

Facts
Common Name: 
Yellowdrop Milk Cap
Scientific Name: 
Lactarius chrysorrheus
Cap Diameter (mm): 
30-80mm
Stem Height (mm): 
30-80mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
10-20mm
Information
Description: 

A medium sized fungus with a salmon-pink cap and gills that exude milk found growing solitary or in scattered groups on soil under Oak.

Distribution: 

Infrequent from Summer to Autumn.

Habitat: 

In broadleaf woodland.

Cap: 

Convex, later flattened and depressed, margin incured, smooth, pale salmon with concentric bands or discolourations.

Flesh: 

Cap flesh firm and brittle, whitish but stained yellow from the milk where cut. Stem flesh hollow, stained similar to cap flesh.

Gills: 

Decurrent, narrow, close, pale pinkish-buff.

Stem: 

Smooth, more or less equal, pale but staining yellow from the milk.

Additional Notes: 

Poisonous.