Lactifluus piperatus
Lactarius piperatus
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Lactarius piperatus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Russulales
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Dipped, Funnel
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- In milk caps, hot-tasting compounds form quickly when the flesh is damaged, and scientists think they deter grazing animals.
- Its species name piperatus comes from Latin piper, 'pepper', for its fiery milk.
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Similar fungi
- Saffron milk cap
Lactarius deliciosus
- The sickener
Russula emetica
- Woolly milk cap
Lactarius torminosus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1323824 · All fungi · All entries