John Levine's Flashcards for Teresa Sholars Mushroom Identification Class. February, 2019

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Name: Lactarius Rubidus. Candy Cap.

Family: Russulaceae.

Spore Color: White to pale cream.

Size, Smell, Taste: cap 15 to 80 mm across. Stipe 2 to 10 cm. Odor pleasant but difficult to describe with people disagreeing on the details. I know what it smells like to me. :-) Taste mild
Niche (substrate): Solitary, in small groups or clusters on the ground, or on well decayed stumps and logs in a wide range of forest types. Most abundantly fruiting with live oaks and pines, also found with Tanoak and Douglas Fir. Fruiting late fall through spring, peaking in early winter.
Edibility: A treat. Used for flavoring. Best after a gentle drying.

Distinguishing features: Dry, warm-orange, wrinkled-roughened cap, with often scaloped or ruffley margins. Water-white latex, hollow stipe, sweet, fenugreek odor. The odor of a fresh mushroom differs from the odor after drying.

Name:	Lactarius Rubidus. Candy Cap.
Family:	Russulaceae.
Spore Color:	White to pale cream.
Size, Smell, Taste:	cap 15 to 80 mm across. Stipe 2 to 10 cm. Odor pleasant but difficult to describe with people disagreeing on the details. I know what it smells like to me. :-) Taste mild
Niche (substrate):	Solitary, in small groups or clusters on the ground, or on well decayed stumps and logs in a wide range of forest types. Most abundantly fruiting with live oaks and pines, also found with Tanoak and Douglas Fir. Fruiting late fall through spring, peaking in early winter.
Edibility:	A treat. Used for flavoring. Best after a gentle drying.
Distinguishing features:	Dry, warm-orange, wrinkled-roughened cap, with often scaloped or ruffley margins. Water-white latex, hollow stipe, sweet, fenugreek odor. The odor of a fresh mushroom differs from the odor after drying.