Voluminous Milkcap

Lactarius volemus

Family: Russulaceae

Also called: Voluminous-Latex Milky, Fishy Milkcap, Weeping Milkcap

Voluminous Milkcap (Lactarius volemus)
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Overview

Orange-brown smooth milkcap with copious white latex and fishy odor (which cooks off). Mild, good edible — one of the best in the genus.

Edibility
Edible
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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