SanchaLactarius deliciosus

Hat: smooth, slightly slimy, salmon-orange to orange-brown, sometimes with lighter areas and generally with well-marked concentric areas.

Blades: salmon-orange, then spotted with green.

Stalk: orange, dimpled.

Flesh: orange, with little milk, bright orange, sometimes staining slowly (more than 30 min).

Spores: 8-10.5 x 6.5-8 μm, with relatively low peaks, forming an almost complete network.

Taste: flesh and milk taste sweet

Odour: fruity

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Fruiting Season October - December

Dimension Hat: 5-15 cm | Foot: 3-6 X 1.5-3 cm

Habitat Only associated with pine trees.

Lactarius deliciosus © Avelino Vieira

Lactarius deliciosus © Avelino Vieira

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