24K views · 545 reactions | Corrugated Milk Caps (Lactifluus corrugis), good edible mushroom when cooked. I do not recommend drinking the sticky milky latex, that is a defense chemical against bugs and slugs. #mushroommilk #milkcapmushroom #champignons #mantar #蘑菇 #гриб #nấm #เห็ด #キノコ #jamur #mycology #fungi #fascinatedbyfungi | Fascinated By Fungi | Facebook

🥛🍄Meet the milk caps- this milky latex liquid (one of the more unusual identifying features in mushroom hunting) can actually be found in many species of mushrooms in our area. The genus Lactifluus and Lactarius contain these sap producing fungi- some are edible, some toxic, some burning hot like wasabi, and some can even be used to as a sustainable source of rubber! Our favorites for eating around here are L. corrugis and L. Volemus. Both fruit in abundance through the summer, produce lots of