Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae: Lactarius fumosus Peck

Lactarius fumosus – sooty milkcap

Synonym: Lactarius fuliginosus.

Common name: sooty milkcap.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Lactarius fumosus, commonly known as the smoky milkcap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius fuliginosus (Lactarius fumosus var. fumosus) together with Retiboletus griseus(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius fuliginosus (Lactarius fumosus var. fumosus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

Cross section of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius fuliginosus (Lactarius fumosus var. fumosus) slowly turning red in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA

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• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.
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