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Lactarius hysginus
(Fr.) Fr.

Nomenclature

Description

Microscopy

SEM photos

 

The brown red, viscid cap and the yellowish gills are good hints for the identification of L. hysginus, a species typically growing in damp spruce forests.

Photo © Andrea Aiardi.

 

Lactarius hysginus has often a pitted stipe and a particular smell which is difficult to define.

Photo © Henk Huijser.