Larch Milkcap

Lactarius pominsis

Larch stands, forests and parks with larch. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized. Cap 3-8 (10) cm across, convex-flattened, depressed, surface with faint, narrow spots, yellowish-orange, the colour of an orange. Gills whitish-yellowish, later ochre-yellow, crowded, narrow, adnate, turning greenish when pressed. Stem 3-9x1-2 cm, the colour of the cap. Flesh whitish, firm, with a fruity smell, with white, bitter milk. Characteristic features: the white milk does not change colour once exuded; grows in forests and parks only under larches. Appears singly or in small groups. Edible. Uncommon.