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Golden Milkcap

lactarius alnicola

The Golden Milkcap is a bright orange mushroom that grows on the forest floor. It releases a milky substance when you break it, which is why it's called a milkcap!

Lebensraum: Golden Milkcaps thrive in cool, moist forests, especially under birch trees.

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The Golden Milkcap has a brilliant golden to orange-yellow cap, often sticky when wet, and paler cream-yellow gills. Its stem matches the cap color. A unique feature is the white, milky liquid it exudes when cut or bruised, setting it apart.

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Golden Milkcap
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Golden Milkcap

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

If you scratch its gills, it leaks a milky, white liquid, just like a tiny tree!

Its scientific name, alnicola, means 'alder dwelling' because it loves alder trees!

Some fungi glow, but the Golden Milkcap's shimmer is purely golden by daylight!

Though called 'Golden,' its bitter taste makes it a forest jewel to admire!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Milky Defense

Golden Milkcap can ooze milky latex from its gills when cut, which helps deter hungry critters.

Fähigkeit

Tree Talker

Golden Milkcap has a special partnership with alder trees, sharing nutrients to help both grow strong.

Maße und Details

Höhe
4-15 cm
Edibility
edible
Cap Diameter
4-12 cm
Wachstumssubstrat
soil
Saison
Late summer to fall
Sporenfarbe
Creamy yellow to buff

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Forms vital root partnerships for nutrient exchange.

symbiotic with

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Shares nutrients with this conifer in forest ecosystems.

symbiotic with

Garry Oak

Quercus garryana

Can form mycorrhizal associations with various oak species.

eaten by

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus

Squirrels might nibble on these mushrooms for food.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Birch MilkcapGolden CapOrange Milkcap

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not touch or eat wild mushrooms without an adult's help.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Golden Milkcap?

4-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das edibility von Golden Milkcap?

edible

Was ist der/die/das cap Diameter von Golden Milkcap?

4-12 cm

Wo findet man Golden Milkcap normalerweise?

Golden Milkcaps thrive in cool, moist forests, especially under birch trees.

Was ist der/die/das wachstumssubstrat von Golden Milkcap?

soil

Was ist der/die/das saison von Golden Milkcap?

Late summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das sporenfarbe von Golden Milkcap?

Creamy yellow to buff

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