Orange Milkcap   New
Taken in Jim's garden on 9th September 2025 using Apple iPhone 12 mini
Fact File

Orange Milkcap.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Lactarius aurantiacus.
Russulales.
Russulaceae.
Habitat:
Cap Diameter:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		Beneath spruce, pine and occasionally birch trees.
1 - 5 cms.
2.5 - 6.5 cms. long,  5 - 12 mm. diameter.
July - November.
Far too hot to be considered edible; however, in some eastern European countries they are dried and used as seasoning.
When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.