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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