Boston Mycological Club

Lactarius vellereus (Fries) Fries

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Description:

A dry, slightly velvety white cap that's inrolled on the margins but not cottony (like L. deceptivus). The gills are white and widely spaced and turn yellow with brown stains in age.

References:

Bessette - Mushrooms of Northeastern North America; page 164 (in the keys, no photo)
Lincoff - Audubon Field Guide to North American Mushrooms; pages 683 and 690 (in the comments for L. deceptivus and L. piperatus)

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Collected 2001-07-29; Harold Parker State Forest; Andover, MA