Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri |
This mushroom exhibits a dizzying degree of cap color and color pattern variation. Luckily, it has other telling features that help in identification. |
The flesh of Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri undergoes a color change when exposed to air; this specimen changed from white to pink in two minutes and from pink to reddish-pink in fifteen minutes. |
When cut, Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri will exude a white milky latex that does not change color, although the area cut will change to pinkish. |
Another feature of this milk cap that can vary is gill attachment, sometimes appearing adnate and sometimes decurrent. |
These microscopic cells (cheilocystidia) appear on the gill edges of Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri. |
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