Red milk mushroom

A popular edible mushroom in Japan and China. It is harvested during the rainy season.

Where does it live?

Grows on the ground in forests, forming a symbiotic relationship with pine trees. Widely distributed in East and Southeast Asia.

Where the spores form

Gilled. Spores develop on thin plates called gills. Look underneath the cap for many thin, blade-like plates.

Did you know?

When cut or broken, the mushroom releases milky liquid, red-burgundy or wine-colored. This "milk" can change color upon exposure to air, turning a bluish-green.