Stats

Lifespan

A few weeks

Size

Medium

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Europe and North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This creamy-white mushroom grows in dense clusters across European forests. It secretes a thick, white liquid that burns the tongue of any creature that bites it.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Russulales

Family

Russulaceae

Genus

Lactifluus

Species

Lactifluus piperatus