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
  • MagpieOPEnglish
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    24 days ago

    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.