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
David E. Shank David E. Shank David E. Shank (August 21, 1888March, 1972) was a founder and, for 40 years, general manager of the Valley of Virginia Cooperative Milk Producers Association. The Association was an early and successful example of the agricultural marketing cooperative movement in the United States. Among other accomplishments, the Association under Shank developed and marketed Shenandoah's Pride, a prominent milk brand today in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Shank grew up in Rockingham County, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. As a young man, he moved to Minnesota to work as a manager at the Swift & Company