pipsissewa's Identifications

Seen growing in pine needles between the service road and wetlands at the UVA wise campus. Not found growing on/in/or around any specific trees/branches. Attached are two close-ups of the underside of the cap, hopefully this will help identification

This species is not uncommon in southern Arizona, and seems to resemble "Boletellus pseudochrysenteroides" -- this makes sense also because it has striate spores. It may be that both appellations are true and that this would be Pulchroboletus pseudochrysenteroides comb. prov.

It has a lengthy indel in the ITS that can be resolved by phylogenetic analyses; also LSU data confirm that it is likely a Pulchroboletus.

That said, there are several little red-capped Xerocomelloid boletes in Arizona that can be difficult to discern based on superficial macro morphology.

Here is another collection:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18290998

"This may be "Boletellus pseudochrysenteroides" distinguished also by striate spores (I dont know that eastern bolete species well enough, but seems highly plausible).

However, from what I can see phylogenetically, this taxon appears to belong in Pulchroboletus (I suspect Boletellus, like many Bolete Genera, remains polyphyletic and requiring updated transfers)"

Is this Lactarius maculatipes? Or Deceptive Milky (Lactifluus deceptivus) or Peppery Milkcap (Lactifluus piperatus)? Or Short-stemmed Russula (Russula brevipes), or Almond-scented Russula (Russula grata)?
For the introduced Pinhead Spot Snail (Paralaoma servilis), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/235467335.