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Bloody Milk Cap
Lactarius sanguifluus is a milk cap in section Deliciosi whose latex is blood-red to purple from the start, not orange as in L. deliciosus. It is ectomycorrhizal with conifers on calcareous soils and fruits in autumn. It is a prized edible, sold in rural markets in parts of Europe and Asia.
Edible and prized; sold in rural markets in parts of Europe and Asia. Fruit bodies can accumulate toxic heavy metals from polluted soil, so avoid roadside collections. Confirm the blood-red latex. L. semisanguifluus has orange latex that turns wine-red within 5–10 minutes, and L. deliciosus has orange latex. Do not eat any milk cap you have not identified with certainty.
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