![]() ![]() It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in China, Guatemala, and Mexico.īangla: নীল মাশরুম, Chinese: 藍綠乳菇, Czech: Ryzec indigový, German: Indigo-Reizker, Japanese: ラクタリウス・インディゴ, Malayalam: ലാക്റ്റേറിയസ് ഇൻഡിഗോ, Persian: قارچ شیری آبی, Russian: Млечник голубой, Western Punjabi: نیلی کھمبی. The Tequila Volcano blue mushroom ( Lactarius indigo ), also called the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) lactarius and the blue milk mushroom, is known in the region by the common names quexque, riricacha, añil, oreja de puerco azul and zuin. The cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in), and the stem is 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall and 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken - a feature common to all members of the genus Lactarius - is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America it has also been reported in southern France. ![]() Synonyms: Agaricus indigo, Lactifluus indigo.Ĭommon names: indigo milkcap, Indigo Milky, Diminutive Indigo Milk Cap.Įxtract from Wikipedia article: Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae: Lactarius indigo (Schwein.) Fr. ![]()
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