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Will post photos in the comments but here are some details:

  • found in central BC, Canada
  • stipe and cap surfaces slimy
  • latex white at first, turning dark lilac after <5 mins
  • flesh dark lilac after being cut (<5 mins)
  • zonation on cap, not very distinct
  • I have a hard time with describing scent, almost like spicy cologne mixed with man-sweat? Or maybe spicy like a turnip?
  • latex spit test (courtesy of my partner) unpleasant, acrid but not extremely spicy
  • growing singly and in clusters of 8+
  • growing in forest dominated by older and younger poplar and some alder, a few spruce scattered throughout but mostly on the other side of the road and not in immediate area (if that makes a difference)
  • KOH negative but in all honesty I only let it sit 15-20 mins
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Last photo is to show the rings on cap but I guess I didn't get any good photos of them because you can hardly make it out in that photo. I also put spores under the scope and nothing out of ordinary for Lactarius