20/Aug/23, 4:08 PM
Raudoja, Harju County
Conifer forest, in moss, near the forest road
59°22'42.3"N 25°29'16.9"E (59.378410, 25.488014)
🔆 Fair weather with slight overcast
Original Instagram postLactarius necator
Ugly Milk-cap
- Scientific identification
- Lactarius necator (Bull.) Pers.
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Lactarius
Names across languages
- English: Ugly Milk-cap
- German: Olivbrauner Milchling
- Estonian: Tõmmuriisikas
- Russian: Груздь чёрный
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-08-20.
Hymenium
Gills that are crowded, slightly decurrent, pale cream becoming ochre with age.
Cap
Initially convex, later flattening and developing a central depression, smooth, dark brown to blackish, sometimes with a slightly paler margin.
Hymenium Attachment
Adnate to slightly decurrent.
Stipe
Cylindrical, often slightly swollen at the base, smooth, paler than the cap but still dark, with a zoned appearance.
Dimensions
Cap: 6-12 cm in diameter.
Fruit body
Fruit body: 8-15 cm tall.
Spore print
Spore Print: Cream to pale ochre.
Ecology
Mycorrhizal, found predominantly under conifers, especially spruces.
Description
Contains the mutagen necatorin. Choice mushroom in slavic culture for pickling (salted)
Microscopy
Spores 7-9 x 6-8 µm, broadly elliptic, ornamented with warts and ridges.
Odour
Slightly unpleasant or rancid.
Overview
Stands out due to its dark, almost blackish cap. When damaged, it exudes a white latex that turns slowly to yellow and then greenish, and is notably bitter to taste.
Pers. In: Observ. mycol. (Lipsiae) 2: 42 ('1799'). (1800).
Field encounters
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