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Second Wolfina aurantiopsis. Growing from dead wood in mixed woods, near a swampy area. This one has little to no odor. White interior flesh is solid.
Top is mottled purple, bottom is dusky pink. Color does not show true in photos.
Bartam Trail, Franklin, NC
These caught my attention from some distance, so large and bright they were in the shade of the forest.
Growing around the base of a dead Virginia Pine, Pinus virginiana
Al pie de un árbol de durazno
Didn’t observe this one in great detail, didn’t check scent/taste/staining. Growing from conifer wood, I think Fir specifically?
Was thinking L. deliciosus group initially but the milk was bright yellow. Growing in mixed conifer forest from the middle of a fallen (and elevated) conifer log, Bear Wallow, approx. 8,500ft. Can Lactarius species be saprobic on dead host trees?
Milk is yellow, odor is mild, flavor is mild but slightly acrid. I read that it is supposed to be peppery but can be milder. Stem had significant bruising when I found it. KOH reacts pretty orange at first then fades to more of an olive brown color.
nearly 8000' elevation. Mycena alcalina?