Peppery Milkcap

Lactarius piperatus

Family: Russulaceae

Also called: Peppery Milkcap, Pepper Cap

Peppery Milkcap (Lactarius piperatus)
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Overview

White milkcap with extraordinarily peppery latex and crowded gills. Causes severe GI distress. Skip.

Edibility
Toxic
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct

Season

Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Host trees & substrate

  • Mycorrhizal with oak
  • Mycorrhizal with beech
  • Mycorrhizal with hemlock

Where it grows

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