Lactarius musteus    Fr. 

common name(s) : Pine Milkcap 

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

edibility : edible if well cooked

potential confusions with  Lactarius musteus toxicity of Lactarius musteus genus Lactarius  

The cap is whitish to pale buff, pink or ochraceous in places.

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 7 cm (between 3 and 12 cm)
  height of stem approximately 6 cm (between 3 and 8 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 20 mm (between 10 and 35 mm)


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



page updated on 14/01/18