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Safari Tip:
A neat way to identify the most frequently found fungi is with the ID
chart in the Nature Shop called "Fungi Name Trail" - click
here
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Latin name: Lactarius torminosus
Size: Cap can be up to 12cms in diameter.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: August to November.
Habitat: Found in damp areas, especially beneath birch trees
Special features: The poisonous wooly milk cap is button shaped when
young, but becomes more funnel shaped with age. It has a distinct depression,
like a naval, in the centre of its pink cap. The gills and stem are also pale
pink.
Like other milk cap toadstools, the wooly milk cap releases a white milk-like
fluid from its gills.
UK Safari Fungi Section
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