Watery milk-cap belongs to a family that is typically characterized by gilled mushrooms often found in wooded areas. Key features of watery milk-cap include a cap that can range in color and a stem, which like many of its relatives, exudes a milky substance when damaged. This mushroom commonly grows in symbiosis with certain trees, contributing to a forest's ecological balance.
Cap Diameter:
2 - 8 cm
Odor:
Slight fenugreek-like or bug-like scent.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
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Common Questions
General Info About Watery milk-cap
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Attributes of Watery milk-cap
Cap Diameter
2 - 8 cm
Height
3 - 6 cm
Cap
Cap 2 - 7 cm in width; convex then depressed, funnel-shaped; brown; margin smooth
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Depressed, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Slightly decurrent; crowded; cream then ochre-orange
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 2 - 7 cm in height, 4 - 12 mm in thickness; cap-colored, or paler, cream to orange-brown
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Flesh
Grainy; cream to buff; unchanging
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Cream with a pale salmon tinge
Odor
Slight fenugreek-like or bug-like scent.
Body Color
Brown
Bronze
Orange
Cream
Growth Form
Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Watery milk-cap by these plants:
Oaks, Pines, European beech
Occurence Habitats
Deciduous Woodland, Mixed Woodland
Species Status
Infrequent
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Watery milk-cap
Ruts, close to ponds or dried puddles, with oak, beech, various deciduous trees
