Lactarius controversus
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Lactarius controversus is a large fungus in the genus Lactarius, with no English name.
Description: Like other fungi in the genus, it has crumbly, rather than fibrous, flesh, and when this is broken the fungus exudes a milky liquid.
Mature specimens are funnel-shaped, with decurrent gills and a concave cap.
It is similar in appearance to the Fleecy Milk-cap Lactarius vellereus, and like that species has firm, tough flesh, and a stipe which is shorter than the fruitbody is wide. It is distinguishable mainly by its pinkish-buff gills and rosy markings on the upper cap surface, often arranged in concentric rings.
The spore print is creamy-pink in colour.
Habitat: It is found in Europe, and usually grows with species of Salix (Goat willow or Creeping willow) on heaths and moors.
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