Lactarius indigo

Photos by: Chris Matherly

Photo By: Hugh Urban, Ohio 2005

Photo by: George Sayers

Photo by: David Warner, Indiana August 2009

July 2010

Description:

Common Name: Blue Milky Cap:   2-4 inches. Flesh: Blue, bleeding blue latex  Gills: Blue  Spore Print: Blue  Stalk: Blue, 2-5 inches tall Fruiting: Summertime, from the ground, will re-fruit in the same location each year. There are a few Lactarius species that are similar, usually with green tones or burgendy. Range: All 50 States, Canada and Europe as well.  Edibility: Delicious!   Look-alikes: None! Note: All of the above mushrooms were found in September 2004 in  Twiggs County in Georgia.

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