A saffron milk cap mushroom, Lactarius deliciosus var. cf. areolatus, growing up through the moss under mixed conifers - Montana

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A saffron milk cap mushroom, Lactarius deliciosus var. cf. areolatus, growing up through the moss under mixed conifers, along Brush Creek, northwest of Troy, Montana. Common names for this mushroom include saffron cap, saffron milkcap, red pine mushroom, pine mushroom, false saffron milkcap, and orange milkcap. Past or related Latin synonyms include Lactarius deliciosus, Agaricus deliciosus, Galorrheus deliciosus, Lactifluus deliciosus. Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Russulales Family: Russulaceae Genus: Lactarius Species: L. deliciosus var. areolatus

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Location: Montana, USA
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