Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Russulaceae. First described in 1822, it is a widely distributed species and grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported from southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both
deciduous and
coniferous forests, where it forms
mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The
cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in). The
fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or
latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also
indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The blue color is due to an organic compound known as an
azulene which is unique to this species, but similar to a compound found in Lactarius deliciosus. It is an
edible mushroom, with a mild to slightly acrid taste; the firm flesh is best prepared by cutting the mushroom in thin slices. The blue color disappears with cooking. It is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. (
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A male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator), photographed in
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. Unlike the blue males, females of this species are green.
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Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Russulaceae. First described in 1822, it is a widely distributed species and grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported from southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both
deciduous and
coniferous forests, where it forms
mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The
cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in). The
fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or
latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken—a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus—is also
indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The blue color is due to an organic compound known as an
azulene which is unique to this species, but similar to a compound found in Lactarius deliciosus. It is an
edible mushroom, with a mild to slightly acrid taste; the firm flesh is best prepared by cutting the mushroom in thin slices. The blue color disappears with cooking. It is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. (
Full article...)
... that without the efforts of British stenographer J. J. Goodwin, a good number of lectures of Indian philosopher
Swami Vivekananda would have been lost?
... that a 400-pound (180 kg) tapir was transported by
FedEx from Florida to Los Angeles?
A male Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator), photographed in
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. Unlike the blue males, females of this species are green.
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English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,300,226 articles.
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