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| Lactarius indigo; AKA the Indigo / Blue Milk Cap Mushroom | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 10 2013, 07:16 AM (190 Views) | |
| Captain Toad | Aug 10 2013, 07:16 AM Post #1 |
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Lactarius indigo Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae Genus: Lactarius Species: L. indigo Binomial name Lactarius indigo (Schwein.) Fr. (1838) Synonyms Agaricus indigo Schwein. (1822) Lactarius canadensis Winder (1871) [1] Lactifluus indigo (Schwein.) Kuntze (1891) [2] Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) Lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported in southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in), and the stem is 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall and 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in China, Guatemala, and Mexico. Text from Wikipedia: READ MORE HERE The Blue Milk Cap Mushroom is just awesome! Just look at that brilliant blue colour and shape of it! All those gills too are incredible! I'd love to see one of these.Dang, the milk it produces is neat too. Such a rich shade of blue too. XD [1] "Russulales News Nomenclature: Lactarius indigo". The Russulales News Team. 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-21. [2] Kuntze O. (1891). Revisio Generum Plantarum (in Latin). Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 857. |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Aug 10 2013, 07:18 AM Post #2 |
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Such a beautiful mushroom. Would love to see one just growing in the wild. The milk it makes is strange too. |
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| Captain Toad | Aug 10 2013, 07:20 AM Post #3 |
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Time for adventure!~
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That milk really is strange, but very curious too. Wonder how it feels? XD Just love this mushroom - a prime example of how mystical and magical mushrooms look in my opinion! Edited by Captain Toad, Aug 10 2013, 07:21 AM.
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Aug 10 2013, 05:52 PM Post #4 |
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This is definitely a mystical and magical mushroom! I wonder how the milk feels too. XD |
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| Captain Toad | Feb 1 2014, 05:48 AM Post #5 |
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Time for adventure!~
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Bet it feels weird! xP Damn...I-I want one of these mushrooms! They look so pretty and my fascination for mushrooms is just unbearable! O.O These look just like the magic mushrooms you see in games and stories! |
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| ObsessedwithBirds | Mar 21 2014, 03:38 PM Post #6 |
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It does! Maybe it can be a magic mushroom in a game! |
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I'd love to see one of these.





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