Bleeding Milk Cap

Lactarius sanguifluus

Family: Russulaceae

Bleeding Milk Cap (Lactarius sanguifluus)
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Overview

Sibling of L. deliciosus with WINE-RED latex (not orange). Mediterranean pine — Catalonia, southern France, Italy, Iberia. Choice. Same culinary niche as rovellons.

Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal

Host trees & substrate

  • Local forest substrate

Key identification features

  • Wine-red blood-like latex
  • Orange-pink cap
  • Always under pine

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