Lactarius aurantiofulvus J. Blum ex Bon |
The cap is orange-yellow to russet-orange, uniformly coloured and without concentric bands, regular, convex then flattened and depressed, sometimes umbonate; its margin is smooth. The cap surface is smooth, a bit greasy to the touch to slightly viscid. The stem is almost with the same colour as cap, slightly pales, with a white base, without ring. The flesh is whitish, unchanging; its taste is mild then slightly hot and bitter; the odour is faint, pleasant or rubbery; its texture is grainy (breaking like a chalk stick), exuding when cut an abundant white milk, unchanging. The gills are white then pale ochre-pink cream, adnate to decurrent, crowded, not forked . The spore print is creamy white. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground, in coniferous forests in the mountains, but also with mixed trees in lower grounds, often with spruce. The fruiting period takes place from October to November.
Distinctive features : bright orange cap, without concentrical bands; pale gills; abundant white milk, unchanging, of mild then slightly hot and bitter taste Lactarius aurantiofulvus is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is occasional, more generally speaking . | ||
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