Synonyms: Lactariella lignyota, Lactarius geminus, Lactifluus lignyotus.
Common names: velvet milkcap, Chocolate Milky.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Lactarius lignyotus is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It was first described scientifically by Elias Magnus Fries in 1855. It is considered edible, but of little interest.
Czech: Ryzec černohlávek, Finnish: Nokirousku, German: Mohrenkopf-Milchling, Hungarian: Ráncos tejelőgomba, Lithuanian: Juodasis piengrybis, Polish: Mleczaj przydymiony, Russian: Млечник бурый, Swedish: Sotriska, Ukrainian: Хрящ-молочник чорний.
Lactarius lignyotus is a species of mushroom that grows on the ground in association with oak and pine trees. In East and Central Texas, it typically fruits from May to October, producing small to medium-sized caps that are 1-4 cm in diameter, convex to flat in shape, and reddish-brown to brown in color with a velvety texture. The gills are crowded, narrow, and pale yellowish to cream-colored, and the stem is slender, cylindrical, and similar in color to the cap. The spore print is white to creamy white. It can be found in a variety of habitats, including woodlands, forests, and along roadsides, often in areas with rich soil and abundant leaf litter.
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) with dark brown gill edges in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018
Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) with dark brown gill edges on a former Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2018Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) on Closed Trail near a small creek under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 25, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in moss on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 25, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) with dark brown gill edges in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Young milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) on pincushion moss near a small creek on an overgrown Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Young milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) on pincushion moss near a small creek College Station, Texas, July 7, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Group of milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) with plicate and wrinkled caps on pincushion moss in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 7, 2019Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) together with a larger species Lactarius ruginosus(?) to the right in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 5, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Gills of velvet milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius lignyotus)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Gills of milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dark brown gill edges of milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in moss near a small dry creek in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) on Closed Trail in moss in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Close-up of milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius) of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in moss near a small dry creek in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2020Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of mushroom Lactarius lignyotus found near a rotten pine stump on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Side view of mushroom Lactarius lignyotus found near a rotten pine stump on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery, Texas, September 13, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Milkcap mushrooms of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dark brown gill edges of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Cross section of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Gills with brown edge of milkcap mushrooms of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Caps of milkcap mushrooms of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected milkcap mushrooms of subgenus Plinthogalus (Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Velvet milkcap mushrooms Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2021Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Velvet milkcap mushrooms Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2021Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Underside of velvet milkcap mushrooms Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or may be Lactarius texensis in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 3, 2021Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Velvet milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius lignyotus) near a stump on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Gills of velvet milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius lignyotus) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Velvet milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius lignyotus) with a small frog on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022Lone Star Hiking Trail, Walker County, Texas, United States
Spores of velvet milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius lignyotus) collected on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 21, 2022The fungus Lactarius lignyotus was observed in East and Central Texas over several years. Most observations were made in Lick Creek Park, College Station, with additional sightings in Sam Houston National Forest, Montgomery. The mushrooms were typically found near small creeks, dry creek beds, or rotten pine stumps. Observations included notes on the mushrooms' appearance, including dark brown gill edges and velvet-like caps. Some observations included photos of cross-sections, dissected specimens, and spores. The species was often identified as Lactarius lignyotus var. canadensis or possibly Lactarius texensis, indicating some uncertainty in the identification. Overall, the observations suggest that Lactarius lignyotus is present in the region and can be found in various habitats, particularly near water sources and decaying wood. The sightings span from 2020 to 2022, with multiple observations made each year.
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