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Saturday, 5 December 2015 At the end of this year mushrooming season I would like to comment on the genus Lactarius. The few species are fairly common in Southern Ontario. They show in Summer and Fall, but the most useful are flashes found in late September and October. They are almost 100% free of bug infestation.The mushrooms in this genus are relatively easy to recognize, and generally they are very similar to Genus Russula. The main attributes are: terrestrial (grow on the ground - never on wood) ring is not present the stem is of uniform diameter with no bulb at  the bottom, frequently hollow in mature specimen the cap colors are usually vivid and many are zonated (concentric zones) when damaged, gills and body exude latex ("milk") - some copiously the gills are attached to the stem or running down the cap margin is usually in-rolled when young, but cap gets funnel shaped in maturity the flash of the mushroom is relatively brittle During summer months I ...