Lactarius repraesentaneus Lactarius repraesentaneus Lactarius repraesentaneus, commonly known as the northern bearded milkcap, the northern milkcap, or the purple-staining milkcap, is a species of fungus in the Russulaceae family. It has a northerly distribution, and is found in temperate regions of North America and Europe, associated with spruce trees. Distinguishing features of its fruit body include the large orange-yellow cap up to wide, cream to pale yellow gills, and a yellow coarsely-pitted stem that is up to long and thick. Cut fruit bodies ooze a white latex that will stain mushroom tissue lilac to purple. Several chemicals have been isolated and identified
John Shank Comedy of Errors" and Shadow in "Henry IV, Part 2." Shank seems to have been cast in the same dramatic function within the company as Sinkler. Shank may have joined the King's Men as early as 1613; the company was licensed to perform something called "Shank's Ordinary," probably a jig, on 16 March 1614. Shank played the clown role in John Clavell's "The Soddered Citizen" in 1630, and the servant Petella in the 1632 revival of John Fletcher's "The Wild Goose Chase". Shank also played an important role in training the company's apprentices, the boy actors who played the female