From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:30:35 -0500, Frederick Burroughs   
    wrote:   
      
   >Irene Andersson wrote:   
   >   
   >> Frederick Burroughs wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Anyway, there are many Lactarius in my area that display a similar   
   >>>sweet aroma; L. aquifluus, L. camphoratus, L. mutabilis, L.quietus   
   >>>var. incanus, and others. But, the one being mentioned from the U.S.   
   >>>west coast, L. fragilis, is not mentioned in any of my regional guides.   
   >>>   
   >> Then I suppose you don't have any candy caps in your area.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Heh. No, Lactarius rubidus is not found in the eastern United States,   
   >as far as I can tell. However, as David Arora tells it in "Mushrooms   
   >Demystified," L. fragilis var. rubidus (=L. rubidus) "for years it has   
   >passed as L. camphoratus. This species, however, is found in northern   
   >coniferous and hardwood forests..." So, it appears at least one   
   >variety of Candy Cap was originally classified as L. camphoratus. With   
   >L. rubidus more properly classified, were the Candy Caps improperly   
   >known as L. camphoratus not Candy Caps?   
      
   Yes they were, but remember that many descriptions (of important   
   characters like smell and habitat) still are a mixture of L.   
   camphoratus, fragilis, rubidus, rufulus and maybe more varieties.   
   Some of them (the ones growing in the east) were probably the true   
   Curry Milkcap (L. camphoratus).   
   With that in mind, it is easy to understand the problems american   
   taxonomists have had to sort things out.   
      
   Here's an interesting blog, btw:   
      
   http://www.fungi-zette.com/mush14.htm#candy   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
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