Prickly Milky (Lactarius spinosulus) ata ma faʻamatalaga

Spiny Milkweed (Lactarius spinosulus)

Milky prickly (O le t. Lactarius spinosulus) ose fuga i le ituaiga Lactarius (lat. Lactarius) o le aiga Russulaceae.

Spiny lactic cap:

Diameter 2-5 cm, in youth it is flat or convex, with a folded edge, with age it becomes prostrate or even funnel-shaped, often with an uneven edge, on which slight pubescence is noticeable. The color is pink-red, with pronounced zoning. The surface of the cap is dry, slightly hairy. The flesh is thin, whitish, turning gray at the break. The milky juice is white, not caustic.

Faamaumauga:

Yellowish, of medium thickness and frequency, adherent.

Spora pauta:

Pale ocher.

The leg of the spiked milkweed:

Height 3-5 cm, thickness up to 0,8 cm, cylindrical, hollow, often curved, cap-colored or lighter, with fragile flesh.

Faʻasalalau:

Prickly milkweed occurs in August-September in deciduous and mixed forests, mycorrhizing with birch.

Ituaiga tutusa:

First of all, the spiny milkweed looks like a pink wave (Lactarius torminosus), although the resemblance is purely superficial – the fragility of the structure, the weak pubescence of the cap, the yellowish plates and the leg, even in young specimens, do not allow you to make a mistake. The prickly lactiferous differs from other small lactifers of a similar color in the very distinct zoning of the cap: the dark red concentric zones on it are more pronounced than even those of the pink wave.

Mea'ai:

It is considered an inedible mushroom. However, according to some authors, it is quite edible, suitable for pickles.