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Lactifluus glaucescens

A species of Lactifluus

Lactifluus glaucescens belongs to a group of mushrooms known for their often colorful and brittle nature. It typically grows in wooded areas and has a unique appearance, with a cap that may show different color shades. Lactifluus glaucescens releases a milky substance when damaged and has gills beneath the cap that are integral to its spore release.

Cap Diameter:

3 - 16 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Lactifluus glaucescens

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Attributes of Lactifluus glaucescens

Cap Diameter

3 - 16 cm

Height

3 - 9 cm

Cap

Cap 5 - 15 cm across; flat to funnel-shaped; yellowish ocher, white to pale cream; surface smooth, slightly wrinkled radially

Cap Shape

Convex, Depressed

Cap Surfaces

Smooth

Gills

Decurrent; very crowded; whitish to brownish

Gill Attachment

Decurrent

Stem

Stem 3 - 9 cm long, 1 - 4 cm thick; cylindrical, tapered; white to pale cream; surface smooth to longitudinally veined or furrowed

Flesh

Thick; very firm; whitish to greenish

Ring

Ringless

Spore Print Color

White

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Yellow

White

Cream

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to green

Flesh exude liquid when injured

Yes

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Lactifluus glaucescens by these plants:

Oaks, Pines, Spruces

Species Status

Rare

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Habitat of Lactifluus glaucescens

Deciduous forests

Scientific Classification of Lactifluus glaucescens

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Russulales

Family

Russulaceae

Genus

Lactifluus

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