![]() More on Lactarius indigo, the edible blue mushroom, can be found in the great mushroom foraging books here: Smaller Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo diminutivus) Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo indigo) Russulaceae (milkcaps, brittlegills, and allies) Hardwoods, including oak, ironwood, and blue beech and pines.Īgaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) Indigo Milk Cap is the only milk cap mushroom that “bleeds blue”.ĭeciduous, mixed, and coniferous forests. It is slimy when young but soon becomes dry. The stalk is bright dark blue, silvery-blue, or grayish-blue, rigid, ¾ ″ to 3 ⅛ ″ long, and ¾ ″ to 1 ″ in diameter. They are closely spaced and widely attached to the stalk, slightly running down the stalk on mature mushrooms. The gills are bright dark blue when young, becoming pale as they age, then yellowish at maturity. It is edible and tastes mild to slightly bitter. It stains blue when it is cut, then slowly turns green. As the cap ages it becomes flat or vase-shaped, the color fades to silvery-blue, and it may develop greenish stains. The latex eventually turns dark green when exposed to air. It is sticky or slimy when wet and exudes a bright dark blue latex or “milk” when cut. It is smooth, dry, and 2 ″ to 6 ″ in diameter. It is deep blue or medium blue and often has concentric rings of color. When young the cap is convex or depressed at the center and the margin is rolled inward. It grows on the roots of hardwoods, including oak, ironwood, and blue beech and pines. In the summer and fall it can be found on the ground alone, scattered, or in groups, in oak and pine woodlands. Also avoid dairy products, if possible, as the oxalic acid binds strongly to the calcium to make calcium oxalate, which is the key mineral of the kidney stones.īuy my book! Outdoor Adventure Guides Foraging covers 70 of North America's tastiest and easy to find wild edibles shown with the same big pictures as here on the Foraging Texas website.Indigo Milk Cap is a widespread but uncommon, distinctively colored mushroom. ![]() Cautious types should be sure to drink plenty of water when eating wood sorrel. Their flavor is somewhat like a carrot and so that's how I use them: raw, steamed, or tossed into stews.Įxcessive amounts of oxalic acid theoretically can lead to kidney stones though there's never been any actual reported case of this happening. They have less oxalic acid than other parts of the plants so they aren't as tangy. Wood sorrel tubers can be just about any color of the rainbow. Throw 1/2 cup of chopped wood sorrel into a can of cream of mushroom soup if you want to tick off Poland (sorry, you'll have tp take my class in person to get that full story!). Wood sorrel whipped into butter makes a lemony-butter that goes great on bread, fish, and crawfish. The purplish-pink flowers can also be added to salads though mainly just for color. They have a very strong, tangy flavor that some people find too intense. Wood sorrel leaves range in size from 1/2" to almost 3" across. The three-lobed leaf looks similar to clover/shamrocks but sorrels have a cleft at the top, giving them a heart-shape whereas clovers are round or slightly pointed. Patches of wood sorrel are very prevalent on forest floors, often near wild violets, cleavers, wild onions, etc. North American distribution, attributed to U. Plants may appear in other counties, especially if used in landscaping. Wood Sorrel leaves (left) are heart-shaped while Clover leaves (right) are rounded. Tubers from a decorative, purple-leaf wood sorrel. Each "scale" is a thick, triangular wedge that easily break away from each other. Purple-flower, giant wood sorrel with their tubers.Ĭlose-up of wood sorrel tubers. My girls love the tangy wood sorrel "bananas" or seed pods of wood sorrel. Leaves, Flowers, Stems - fever reducer diuretic relieves indigestion ( tisane, tincture)Īnother picture of wood sorrel (Oxalis crassipes)Ĭlose-ups of wood sorrel flower (Oxalis crassipes).Ĭommon yard weed wood sorrel (Oxalis dillenii), often mistaken for a clover. Dangers: Contains some oxalic acid, limit consumption to a handful per day.
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