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Lactifluus deceptivus
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Lactifluus deceptivus (synonym Lactarius deceptivus), commonly known as the deceiving milkcap, is a common species of fungus in the family Russulaceae.
Lactifluus deceptivus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Russulales |
Family: | Russulaceae |
Genus: | Lactarius |
Species: | L. deceptivus |
Binomial name | |
Lactarius deceptivus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Lactarius deceptivus Peck (1885) |
Lactifluus deceptivus | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is depressed |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is not recommended |
It produces large mushrooms with funnel-shaped caps reaching up to 25 cm (9+7⁄8 in) in diameter, on top of hard white stems that may reach 4–10 cm (1+1⁄2–4 in) long and up to 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) thick. The gills are closely spaced together and yellowish-cream in color. When young, the cap is white in all parts, but the depressed center becomes dull brownish in age and breaks up into scales. The edge of the cap has a roll of cottony tissue that collapses as the cap expands. The surface of the stem has a velvety texture, especially near the base. The mushroom exudes a milky white acrid latex when it is cut or injured. Similar milk-cap species include Lactifluus piperatus, L. pseudodeceptivus, L. caeruleitinctus, L. subvellereus, Lactarius arcuatus and Lactarius parvulus.
Lactifluus deceptivus is found throughout eastern North America on the ground in coniferous forests near hemlock or deciduous forests near oak, and in oak-dominated forests of Costa Rica.