Peppery Milkcap
Lactifluus piperatus
The peppery milkcap is a white milkcap with very crowded white gills and a fiercely acrid, peppery taste. It grows in broadleaf and mixed woodland, and because the milk is so acrid it is usually not eaten.
Identification
- Cap white to cream, dry and velvety; gills very crowded.
- Milk white and fiercely acrid, burning like pepper.
Baltic distribution
- Latvia
- 5
- Lithuania
- 0
- Estonia
- 20
- Global
- 10267
Occurrence records in GBIF — not a claim that the species is absent elsewhere.
Safety first. This information is an educational reference, not a confirmation of an edible mushroom. Identifying fungi is difficult and mistakes can be dangerous. Never eat a mushroom unless you are completely certain of its identity, and consult a certified mycologist.