@fascinatedbyfungi: Edging the milkiest of mushrooms, #CorrugatedMilkcap #Lactifluuscorrugis. This is a gorgeous mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in association with deciduous trees and conifers. When young it has a domed fuzzy purple-ish brownish cap and gorgeous copper colored gills. When nicked or cut, this mushroom exudes a tremendous amount of sticky white milky latex as a defense against bugs and slugs trying to eat the mushroom before it’s spores have matured. In maturity, the cap turns upwards and the gills drop a heavy load of white spores onto the ground beneath. The milky latex is astringent, bitter, tacky, and fishy smelling - it quickly turns brown and stains your hands (I get it all over myself when making these videos). I do not recommend you drink it. If you ask if you can drink, I will ask you to read the caption. I love how the “milk” pools on the gills, I am not sure why it appears to be hydrophobic, but am intensely fascinated by these increible mushrooms. . This is an excellent edible mushroom, my favorite way to prepare it is as a “conserva” or quick pickle, I’ll make a video about how to prepare these soon. Hope you enjoy this milky ASMR punctuated by rumbling thunder. . . . . #milkcap #lactarius #milky #latex #mycology #mushroomasmr #oddlysatisfying #thunder #fascinatedbyfungi #asheville #naturevideos

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