Lactarius volemus

Lactarius volemus

  • Lactarius volemus
  • Lactarius volemus
  • Lactarius volemus
  • Lactarius volemus
  • Flower name
    Lactarius volemus
  • Scientific name
    Lactarius volemus
  • Aliasチダケ, 乳茸, Lactarius volemus
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringLow mountains
  • Flowering season

What is Lactarius volemus

Lactarius volemus or Chichitake (scientific name: Lactarius volemus) is a mushroom of the family Russulaceae. It is characterized by having milky white matter (latex). It is an edible mushroom to be clustered under the beech forest in the summer. It has a reddish brown color, and if you stir it with oil, you will get a good soup. Uses are buckwheat juice, cooked rice etc. It is a mushroom that is inserted in the Astilbe microphyll.

Common name: Lactarius volemus or Chichitake, Scientific name: Lactarius volemus, Distribution: Japan, Environment: beech forest, shape: umbrella, color: red brown, harvesting period: summer, edible permissible: Usage: As for edible - Soba noodles, cooked rice, special mention: mushrooms that are inserted in Astilbe microphyll.


  • Order
    Russulales
  • Family
    Russulaceae
  • Genus
    Lactarius
  • Species
    L. volemus
  • Type of flower
  • Array of flower
  • Petal shape
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typemushroom
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 20.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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