Saffron milk cap?

[Van-Wild]

Check this out. Found at work today a group of them on grass under birch trees...

What y'all think.....

 

[slowworm]

Not convinced from the pics, did you break the cap and did it produce a milky liquid?

 

[Van-Wild]

Not convinced from the pics, did you break the cap and did it produce a milky liquid?

Haha! Erm..... nope.

 

[Tantalus]

As is often the way with fungi... there are others that resemble these.

I have eaten milk caps but wouldnt trust myself to ID them properly any more.

Mostly found under pines rather than birch.

These look far too old to be of any use, the white stain on the gills is rot of some kind indicating how old they are.

Saffron Milkcap

Uncommon in the South this tasty mushroom is more frequent in Scotland and Northern Britain.

www.wildfooduk.com

 

[demented dale]

Saffron Milk cap is not very common in the UK. It grows beneath pines. If you had squeezed it for milk that would have clinched it as it exudes a carrot colored milk. It is a rare edible within the milk cap group. My mate finds lots of them in Spain and says they are lovely.

 

[demented dale]

Ps. I just noticed the Wild Food UK link. If you send your photo to them they are usually very good at identifying. Do that and let us know what you find. I do have an idea what it is but even a good guess is not good practice where mushrooms are concerned. I will stay quiet for now and say if I was right or wrong if we get an I.D

 

[demented dale]

After some research I can now add to this. There are 5 or 6 milk cap species in the UK that exude orange milk. There is no problem as they are all edible and all grow under or near conifers. I am often out photographing and trying to identify mushrooms. I've found tons of milk caps but never any with orange milk. Incidentally the milk dries green and in one species red.