Lactarius paradoxus

Lactarius paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Russulaceae
Genus:	Lactarius
Species:	L. paradoxus
Binomial name
	Lactarius paradoxus; Beardslee & Burl. (1940)

Lactarius paradoxus is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It was first described in 1940.^[1] It is found in the eastern and southern United States,^[2] and is mycorrhizal with pine and oak. When damaged, it bleeds red latex. The cap has a blue-green to gray color.^[2]

Habitat[]

The species can be found under pines, fruiting from early fall to late winter.^[2]

Edibility[]

The species is edible and mild, but bitter if too old.^[2]

Similar-looking species[]

Lactarius indigo looks similar, but with a blue latex.^[2] Lactarius rubrilacteus has a reddish latex and does not appear blue.^[2]

References[]

^ Beardslee HC, Burlingham GS. (1940). "Interesting species of Lactariae from Florida". Mycologia. 32 (5): 575–86. doi:10.2307/3754577. JSTOR 3754577.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

External links[]

Lactarius paradoxus in Index Fungorum
Lactarius paradoxus @ Morel Mushroom Hunting Club

[Beardslee1940-1] Beardslee HC, Burlingham GS. (1940). "Interesting species of Lactariae from Florida". Mycologia. 32 (5): 575–86. doi:10.2307/3754577. JSTOR 3754577.

[Miller2006-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.

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