From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:08:32 -0800, "Dimitar Bojantchev"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >"Irene Andersson"  wrote in message   
   >news:hj7mo1lg87tsjq4qe5vtittj259obm0qdp@4ax.com...   
   >   
   >Hi Irene,   
   >   
   >the laydown of of these Lactarius sp. David Arora clarified that in his   
   >class   
   >over the weekend. .   
   >   
   >Lactarius rubidus       -- the small fragrant "clasic" Candy Cap.   
   >Lactarius rufulus        -- a larger variation, under Oak, fragrant, but   
   >less so.   
   >Lactarius rufus           -- similarly looking, shiny cap, peppery, not   
   >fragrant.   
      
   The original Lactarius rufus doesn't have a shiny cap, but as you have   
   written further down, the american (especially the westcoast) species   
   are different from the european, so your "Lactarius rufus" is probably   
   something else too..   
      
   >I have pictures of all three variations, common to No. California, but have   
   >to   
   >crop them first.   
   >   
   >I can't believe that they ask $90/lbs. for the Candy Caps. They are very   
   >adundant.   
      
   They may be abundant, but the prize has to do with supply and demand -   
   and marketing :) and they seem to grow in a very limited area.   
      
   >P.S. Most of the Lactarius sp. here have a different DNA than the European   
   >species and should have a different name. The L. deliciosus in all of its   
   >variations is different and of lesser quality than the European species.   
   >They   
   >have bunched several species into the name L. deliciosus. They differ in   
   >having   
   >different oxidation reactions when cut -- orange, red, etc. But all bruise   
   >green.   
      
   Well, bunching all red-bleeding Lactarius into varieties of one single   
   species, hasn't been commonly accepted, especially not when they   
   included european species in that concept. But the whole Lactarius   
   monograph by Hesler & Smith from 1979 is available here for anyone to   
   read (all 841 pages):   
   http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=fung1tc;idno=AAC3719.0001.001   
      
   Maybe I'll find time to read it someday.. 8-)   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
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