Common names: peppery milkcap, Peppery White Milk Cap, Peppery Milky.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Lactifluus piperatus (synonym Lactarius piperatus), commonly known as the Blancaccio, is a semi-edible basidiomycete fungus of the genus Lactifluus. Despite being edible, it is not recommended by some because of its poor taste, though can be used as seasoning when dried. The fruiting body is a creamy-white mushroom which is funnel-shaped when mature, with exceptionally crowded gills. It bleeds a whitish peppery-tasting milk when cut. Widely distributed across Europe and eastern North America, Lactifluus piperatus has been accidentally introduced to Australia. Mycorrhizal, it forms a symbiotic relationship with various species of deciduous tree, including beech, and hazel, and fruiting bodies are found on the forest floor in deciduous woodland.
Lactarius piperatus mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected mushroom Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 31, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Pale milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in dry oak leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2018 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushroom Lactarius piperatus and Lactarius indigo in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018 Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 12, 2019 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius indigo together with Lactarius piperatus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2019 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 23, 2019 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 23, 2019 Raccoon Run, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 25, 2019 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 25, 2019 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Mature milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) along a trail in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Underside of mature milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Large caps of mature milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 3, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus(?) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 6, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, June 11, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, June 11, 2020 Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Dissected peppery milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius piperatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 26, 2020 Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Side view of milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Milkcap mushrooms Lactarius piperatus (Lactifluus piperatus) in low lying area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 1, 2020 Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA