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false saffron milk cap (Lactarius deterrimus)
Lactarius deterrimus is an orange Lactarius species under spruce, whose milk turns wine red within 30 minutes. It greens strong and often tastes slightly bitter.
Scientific name: Lactarius deterrimus
Features
The cap is 3 to 10 cm wide, orange, hardly zoned, in old age and strongly green-spotted in injury. The gills are orange and become green-spotted. The stem is orange, monochrome and not grubby spotted, soon hollow. Ring and volva are missing. It smells fruity, the milk tastes slightly bitter. The milk is orange and turns red in about 10 minutes and wine-red in 30 minutes. Pale ocher to cream colour
Habitat
Spruce.. Various soils in spruce forests and spruce forests.. From the lowlands to the mountains.
Season
June to November Mainly August to October.
Weather and fruiting
Orange milk and greening bruises; tied to spruce — mix-ups with saffron milk caps under pine.
Lookalike risk
Woolly milkcap: It has white, spicy milk and a shaggy cap rim. Delicious milk cap: His milk remains orange and mild, it has a grubby stem and grows under pines. Lactarius salmonicolor: It has no greens and grows under white fir.
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FAQ
What does the map show?
Weather-based foraging chances, not a guarantee that fruit bodies stand at the pin.
Can I eat this mushroom?
No page replaces identification. If unsure, leave it or ask an expert.
False saffron milkcap: is it edible?
Yes, it is an edible mushroom. Certainly recognizable by the orange-red milk; white milking Lactarius species do not collect.
False saffron milkcap: when and where does it grow?
In central Europe the season runs June to November. Mainly August to October. Habitat: Spruce.
False saffron milkcap: what are the lookalikes?
The most important distinction is from Woolly milkcap (Lactarius torminosus, poisonous): It has white, spicy milk and a shaggy cap rim. Other lookalikes: Delicious milk cap, Lactarius salmonicolor.
When is a trip worth it?
Orange milk and greening bruises; tied to spruce — mix-ups with saffron milk caps under pine.