Indigo Milk Cap Mushroom

This summer's warn/wet weather is producing lots of different mushrooms on our property, including this Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo) mushroom, commonly known as a blue milk mushroom.

The blue milk mushroom gets its name from the blue milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken. This blue mushroom is considered a "superior edible" species with firm flesh that becomes grayish when cooked.