Lactifluus hygrophoroides

Lactarius hygrophoroides is an edible North American species of milk-cap mushroom in the order Russulales.

Taxonomy

It was first described scientifically by Miles Joseph Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1859.

Description

The cap is initially convex with a depression; the margin lifts with age. The caps are wide and pinkish-orange, frosted by a bloom that darkens when touched. The gills are adnate, sometimes slightly decurrent, and pale. The stem is long, wide, often tapered near the base, and colored like the cap or slightly lighter. The spore print is white.

Habitat and distribution

The species can be found growing under oak trees in eastern North America from June to September.

Uses

It may be a choice edible mushroom, although some report its taste to be mild.