Milky milky (Lactarius pallidus) photo and description

Milky milky (Lactarius pallidus)

• Milky is dull;
• Milky pale yellow;
• Pale milky;
• Galorrheus pallidus.

The pale milky (Lactarius pallidus) is a mushroom of the Russula family, belonging to the genus Milky.

External description of the fungus

The fruiting body of the pale milky (Lactarius pallidus) consists of a stem and a cap, and also has a hymenophore with plates descending along the stem, sometimes branching and having the same color as the cap. The diameter of the cap itself is about 12 cm, and in immature mushrooms it has a convex shape, while in mature mushrooms it becomes funnel-shaped, depressed, with a slimy and smooth surface, of a light ocher color.

The length of the stem of the mushroom is 7-9 cm, and in thickness it can reach 1.5 cm. The color of the stem is the same as that of the cap, inside it is empty, characterized by a cylindrical shape.

The spore powder is characterized by a white-ocher color, contains fungal spores 8 * 6.5 microns in size, is characterized by a rounded shape and the presence of hair spikes.

Mushroom pulp has a cream or white color, pleasant aroma, large thickness and spicy taste. The milky juice of this type of mushroom does not change its hue in the air, it is white, plentiful, but tasteless, characterized only by a sharp aftertaste.

Habitat and fruiting period

The period of fruiting activation in the pale milky falls on the period from July to August. This species forms mycorrhiza with birches and oaks. You can rarely meet him, mainly in oak forests, mixed deciduous forests. The fruiting bodies of the pale milky grow in small groups.

Edibility

The pale milky (Lactarius pallidus) is considered a conditionally edible mushroom, it is usually salted with other varieties of mushrooms. The taste and nutritional qualities of the pale milkweed have been little studied.

Similar species, distinctive features from them

There are two similar types of mushrooms in the pale milky: