Peppery milk cap
Lactifluus piperatus
The peppery milk cap is a creamy-white mushroom that becomes funnel-shaped, with exceptionally crowded gills. When cut it bleeds a white, fiercely peppery milk. It contains toxins and irritates the lips and tongue when raw; some authors consider it poisonous.
Where it's found
Deciduous woodland, especially under beech and hazel, singly or in scattered groups.
Distribution
Found in Europe, the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey and eastern North America; accidentally introduced to Australasia.
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