Lactarius paradoxus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactarius |
| Species: | L. paradoxus
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Lactarius paradoxus is a North American member of the large milk-cap genus, Lactarius, in the order Russulales. It was first described in 1940.[1]
Description
[edit]The cap has a blue-green to gray color.[2] When damaged, it bleeds dark red latex.[3] The spore print is light yellowish.[3]
Similar species
[edit]Lactarius indigo looks similar, but with a blue latex.[2] Lactarius rubrilacteus has a reddish latex and does not appear blue.[2] Additionally, L. chelidonium and L. subpurpureus are similar.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Fruiting from early fall to late winter, the species is found in the southern and eastern United States.[2] It appears in grass and under pines.[3] It is mycorrhizal with pine and oak.[citation needed]
Edibility
[edit]The species is edible and mild, but bitter if too old.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 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.
- ^ a b c d Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.