What is Lactarius indigo?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Lactarius indigo 48568_edit.jpg|thumb|200px|The mushroom]] '''''Lactarius indigo''''' is a [[fungus]]. It is commonly known as the '''indigo milk cap''' or the '''blue milk mushroom'''. It is very common. and grows naturally in eastern [[North America]], [[East Asia]], and [[Central America]]. It has also been found in southern [[France]]. ''L.&nbsp;indigo'' grows on the ground in both [[deciduous]] and [[coniferous]] forests, where it forms [[mycorrhiza]]l associations with many different trees. The [[basidiocarp|fruit body]] color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or [[latex]], that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken is also [[indigo]] blue, but slowly turns green when it is exposed to air. It is an edible [[mushroom]], and is sold in markets in China, [[Guatemala]], and [[Mexico]]. In Honduras the mushroom is called a chora, and it's generally eaten with egg; generally as a [[side dish]] for a bigger meal. [[Category:Edible fungi]] [[Category:Mushrooms]]