– Cap convex to expanded, smooth, orange, sometimes with a small umbo.
– Gills adnate to slightly decurrent, whitish, sometimes with a yellow-red tone.
– Stem orange to yellow-brown, palest at the top.
– Flesh exudes white latex from fresh injuries, taste mild.
Lactarioid agarics
Orange Milkcap
Lactarius aurantiacus
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows in mossy coniferous forest across most of the Nordic countries.
Notes
Sometimes stated as edible but has little food value.
Similar species
There are several similar orange-brown milkcaps, but none are poisonous except Lactarius helvus, which is laxative.
