milkcap
Lactating woodland mushroom
A milkcap is a type of mushroom in the genus *Lactarius*, named for the milky latex that oozes from the gills when cut or broken.
Some species are edible and prized in certain cuisines, while others are bitter or mildly toxic.
The color and taste of the "milk" help identify particular species: The orange milkcap is a choice edible in Eastern Europe.
Establishing who someone is
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- edibilityFitness for consumption
harvest · mushrooming · gloves · woodland · damp · hunting · season · specimen
Sheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
birch · pine · oak · spruce · soil · shade · decomposing · litter
identification
Establishing who someone is
edibility · harvest · mushrooming · gloves · woodland · damp · hunting · season · specimen · poisonous
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
moss · birch · pine · oak · spruce · soil · shade · decomposing · litter · symbiosis
spore
Asexual reproductive cell
stipe · pileus · agaric · genus · species · annulus · flesh · latex