Lactarius subflammeus
Lactarius subflammeus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
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Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Lactarius subflammeus
Classification from Wikipedia: Lactarius subflammeus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
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| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 2 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 2 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 12 |
| November | 21 |
| December | 7 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 23 records · Foraging rules
- British Columbia 9 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 5 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 2 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 1 records · Foraging rules
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | mycorrhizal |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Lactarius subflammeus, commonly known as the orange milk cap, is a North American milkcap mushroom in the family Russulaceae. The slimy to sticky fruiting bodies have scarlet caps that soon fade to bright orange; the typically longer-than-wide orange stipe contrasts with whitish gills. When cut it exudes white, acrid latex, and it is considered inedible. Described in 1979 by Lexemuel Ray Hesler and Alexander H. Smith, it belongs to Lactarius sect. Russularia and fruits in late summer to autumn as an ectomycorrhizal associate of conifer forests, especially in the Pacific Northwest; NatureServe currently assigns no global status rank. It was described from coastal sand dunes at Pacific City, Oregon, after having been confused in the literature with Lactarius aurantiacus. Microscopically, it has a white spore print and hyaline, amyloid spores ornamented with isolated warts and short, non-reticulate ridges, a combination that helps separate it from similar orange species such as Lactarius luculentus (both varieties) and L. substriatus.
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Recent finds
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