Curry Milkcap

Lactarius camphoratus

Grassy, damp coniferous forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies small. Cap 3-5 cm across, convex, later flattened with a depressed centre, with a faint umbo, margins zoned (ridged), dirty greyish-pinkish-brown, reddish-brown, fading to brownish. Gills the colour of the cap, brownish-cream, crowded, subdecurrent. Stem 2-7 (8)x0.5-1 cm, fragile, the colour of the cap or slightly paler. Flesh thin, brownish, firm, with a strong smell of camphor, not bitter, with white, mild milk that does not change colour. Characteristic features: dirty brownish-red fruiting bodies, the milk white, not changing colour. Grows singly or in small groups. Edible, of low value. Common. Suitable for use as a seasoning.