Sunday, 11 March 2018

Tropical Milk Cap (Lactifuus sp.)

Tropical Milk cap from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Photo Credits: Amelia Lim


Scientific Name: Lactifuus sp.
Common Name: Tropical Milk Cap


Milk cap is a common name for fungi from Lactifuus, Lactaria and Multifurca species, and can be distinguished from other mushrooms by the white latex 'milk' produced from the gills when dropped or bruised.

White Latex 'milk' under cap when bruised

Lactifuus are generally found in the tropics as well as in Australia and New Zealand.


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