Lactarius indigo

Indigo Milk Cap

Edible

Genuinely indigo blue, and it bleeds blue milk when cut. Sold in markets across Mexico and Guatemala, where the colour is the selling point — it survives the pan as a dull grey-green.

Edible in this game means: Widely eaten when correctly identified and properly prepared.

Do not use this page to identify a mushroom you intend to eat. It describes one species in general terms, lists only the best-documented lookalikes, and cannot account for regional variation, your own sensitivity or how the mushroom is prepared. Ask a qualified local expert.

Genus

Lactarius indigo sits in the genus Lactarius. Its close relatives in this game are listed below — worth comparing, because genus-mates are exactly what people confuse.

Lactarius indigo

Genus

See also