Lactarius lignyotus    Fr. 



New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Russulales/Russulaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Russulales/Russulaceae  

edibility : edible, good

potential confusions with Lactarius lignyotus toxicity of Lactarius lignyotus genus Lactarius  

The cap is dark brown to blackish brown.

its texture is grainy (breaking like a chalk stick).

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 6 cm (between 2 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 8 cm (between 5 and 12 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 11 mm (between 5 and 15 mm)


Lactarius lignyotus is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18