Milky oak (Lactarius quietus)

Eto eto:
  • Pipin: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
  • Ìpín: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
  • Kilasi: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
  • Ipele Subclass: Incertae sedis (ti ipo ti ko daju)
  • Bere fun: Russulales (Russulovye)
  • Idile: Russulaceae (Russula)
  • Ipilẹṣẹ: Lactarius (Milky)
  • iru: Lactarius quietus (Oak Milkweed)

Oak milkweed cap:

Brown-cream, with a darker central spot and indistinct concentric circles; the shape is flat-convex at first, becoming concave with age. The diameter of the cap is 5-10 cm. The flesh is light cream, at the break it releases non-bitter whitish milky juice. The smell is very peculiar, hayy.

Awọn akosile:

Creamy-brown, frequent, descending along the stem.

spore lulú:

Pale cream.

Oak milkweed leg:

The color of the cap is darker in the lower part, rather short, 0,5-1 cm in diameter.

Tànkálẹ:

Milky oak occurs often and abundantly from June to October, preferring forests with an admixture of oak.

Iru iru:

Many milkers are similar, but not too similar; you should be aware of the peculiar smell and non-bitter milky juice of the oak milkweed (Lactarius quietus).


Oak milky, in principle, is edible, although not everyone will like the specific smell. For example, I don’t like it.

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