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Green-spotted Milkcap

Green-spotted Milkcap

Lactarius semisanguifluus
Edible
★★★☆☆
Taste rating: 3 out of 5

How to identify it

Cap
The cap is orange to salmon-pink, usually zoned and becoming strongly green-spotted with age.
Underside
The gills are adnate to decurrent and orange to salmon-coloured.
Stem
The stem is orange with salmon-pink tones.
Smell
The most important clue is the milk rather than the smell.

Occurrence and habitat

It grows with pine on calcareous ground, mainly on Gotland and Öland, with occasional finds on the mainland.

Preparation

Edible. Clean and prepare by frying or other normal mushroom cooking.

Recipe suggestions

Fry Green-spotted Milkcap in butter with garlic and thyme. Serve with potatoes or on toast.

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⚠ Important safety information

The species is uncommon. Svampguiden notes that milkcaps with carrot-orange or wine-coloured milk are edible, but identification should still be certain.

Facts and sources

Sources
Svampguiden – Grönfläckig vinriska; SLU Artdatabanken/Artfakta.
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