Family: Russulaceae
Lactarius circellatus
Fr.
Lactarius circellatus | Coeur D'Alene Campground
KEY ID FEATURES
- Medium-sized, fleshy, terrestrial fruitbodies. Will grow in groups or "troops".
- Distinct lilac-gray zonate cap.
- Injured flesh exudes a white latex or "milk" that dries to pale greenish.
- Fragile or brittle flesh common to members of Lactarius & Russula. Stipe hollow, will snap like chalk when fresh.
- Acrid tasting. May be subtle.
NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal
SPORE PRINT: White-to-creamy
EDIBILITY: Unknown, possibly mildly toxic. Best to avoid acrid tasting Lactarius.
COLLECTIONS
- COLLECTION ID: AKFF-007-14
- LOCATION: Coeur D'Alene Campground. Palmer Creek Road
- DATE: 25-Aug-14
- NOTES: Cap 35-73 mm across, convex with a in-rolled margin well into age. Lilac-gray / dark gray with water spots, zonations, tacky, sub-viscid. Gills creamy colored, latex white, drying pale greenish. Stipe 40-60 mm long, 12-22 mm wide at apex, slightly larger at base. Surface smooth, lubricious. Flesh off-white-to-creamy white, stipe hollow. No odor, taste slowly acrid. Growing in moss under mountain hemlock and spruce (white?).
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