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
Oh cool, you're close enough to me (Washington) that I can use my local resources to get closer.
Look into Lactarius cascadensis and Lactarius cordovaensis (they may be the same thing).
Paraphrased from Danny Miller https://www.alpental.com/psms/ddd/Lactarius/index.htm
Those are supposed to be pretty rare, if you've still got it, consider drying it and seeing if anyone from a local mycology club is interested in studying it.
Thanks, definitely a contender. The spot test could have been +yellow and just looked darker or simply wet because of the already yellow surface. The cap colour did look a lot more yellow than L. cascadensis/L. cordovaensis but seeing as there are so few available photos of those, it may not mean much (and some of the descriptions did mention a buff colour). Not sure if I'll get back to my spot before they're gone but I'll see if I can grab another for storage and another spot test.