Lactarius paradoxus is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. It was first described in 1940.[1] It is found in the eastern and southern United States,[2] and is mycorrhizal with pine and oak. When damaged, it bleeds red latex. The cap has a blue-green to gray color.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactarius |
| Species: | L. paradoxus
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Habitat
editThe species can be found under pines, fruiting from early fall to late winter.[2]
Edibility
editThe species is edible and mild, but bitter if too old.[2]
Similar-looking species
editLactarius indigo looks similar, but with a blue latex.[2] Lactarius rubrilacteus has a reddish latex and does not appear blue.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Beardslee HC, Burlingham GS. (1940). "Interesting species of Lactariae from Florida". Mycologia. 32 (5): 575–86. doi:10.2307/3754577. JSTOR 3754577.
- ^ a b c d e f Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.