Blue Mushrooms

While mowing one of my fields behind our house I noticed some large blueish mushrooms growing under a pine tree. I returned the next day to check out the mushroom and take some pictures of the Indigo Milk Cap mushroom (Lactarius indigo).



These older mushrooms appear blueish/gray with some darker blue bands on top.



This younger mushroom has blue gills on the underside and oozes a deep blue liquid where the stem is cut.



The Indigo Milk Cap gets its name from the deep blue "milk", or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken.



These mushrooms have a firm/meaty flesh and are delicious when sliced and cooked in butter.