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Blue Milk Mushroom
Lactarius indigo
cap has concentric blue zones
flesh exudes blue milk when cut
flesh and gills slowly discolor to greenwhen cut
spore deposit is creamy yellow
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Look-alikes in Ontario
The edible
Lactarius chelidonium
and
Lactarius paradoxus
can be similar in appearance when young. They differ most obviously in that the latex is yellowish and brownish respectively, rather than blue.
Related topics:
Edible Berries of Ontario
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Edible Plants of Ontario
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