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Edibility
Toxic
Lookalike Danger
3 / 5
Habitat
🌳 Birch
Season
Aug – Oct
"Pink cap with a woolly fringed edge. Russians pickle it; Americans say no. GI distress raw."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Chaga, birch bolete, birch polypore host.
Pink-cream cap with a distinctly WOOLLY / shaggy margin when young. White latex, peppery. Causes severe GI distress raw but eaten pickled in parts of Russia and Finland after multi-step preparation.
Under birch across northern North America and Europe. Summer through fall.
Min Soil Temp
55°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–13,800 ft
Edible. Orange latex distinguishes saffron milk cap.
Birch
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