Lactarius porninsis    Rolland 

common name(s) : Larch Milkcap 

New classification: Basidiomycota/Agaricomycotina/Agaricomycetes/Incertae sedis/Russulales/Russulaceae  
Former classification: Basidiomycota/Homobasidiomycetes/Agaricomycetideae/Russulales/Russulaceae  

synonyms: Lactarius aurantiacus ss.Quél. 

edibility : inedible

potential confusions with Lactarius porninsis toxicity of Lactarius porninsis genus Lactarius  

The cap is bright orange-yellow to reddish orange.

its texture is grainy (breaking like a chalk stick).

The gills are . The spore print is white. This species is mycorrhizal. It grows on the ground.

The fruiting period takes place from July to November.
Dimensions: width of cap approximately 7 cm (between 2 and 10 cm)
  height of stem approximately 7 cm (between 3 and 9 cm)
  thickness of stem (at largest section) approximately 15 mm (between 5 and 30 mm)


Lactarius porninsis is still unreported so far in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking .



page updated on 14/01/18