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Red Hot Milk Cap - Lactarius rufus
Reddish brown cap that was indented. Cream/pale pinkish gills with short gills and white latex. Cream-colored stipe with a pink tint.
Habitat: Growing in moss in an area of a mixed forest with lots of pine, hemlock, oak, birch, and maple.
''Lactarius rufus'' is a common, medium-sized member of the mushroom genus ''Lactarius'', whose many members are commonly known as milkcaps. Known by the common name of the rufous milkcap, or the red hot milk cap in North America. It is dark brick red in color, edible, and grows with pine or birch trees.
Similar species: Russulales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Nov 4, 2018. Captured Aug 5, 2018 09:34 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
