Lactarius Turpis - the "ugly milk cap" (PNW)
Submitted 4 weeks ago by the_artic_one@programming.dev to mycology@mander.xyz
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Submitted 4 weeks ago by the_artic_one@programming.dev to mycology@mander.xyz
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pseudo@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Can you eat it?
the_artic_one@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
You can mostly remove the toxins by boiling these but they’re still mildly toxic and aren’t generally considered tasty. Plus the cap is sticky so it usually has a layer of dirt and moss growing on it.
They apparently eat them picked in Russia.
pseudo@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
That explains the dirty look.