commonly known grey species fungus family described produces moderately sized mushrooms grow forest floor rotting wood flattened convex cap vary shape forming shape wide funnel typically grey colour varies species crowded light coloured gills produce white milk spore print typically whitish varies considerably mushrooms typically strong taste described authors described boiling feeds forming relationship surrounding trees birch grows autumn months fairly common europe north_america eastern asia taxonomy described work reclassified species giving current subsequent attempts species unsuccessful work die reclassified species member species placed genus considered synonyms different names species based type specific epithet latin meaning commonly known grey description typically cap centimetres flattened convex shape times cap widely funnel shaped features broad pointed centre cap typically depressed cap coloured grey violet flesh coloured pale yellowish brown red paler cap margin young mushrooms pale specimens recorded united_states true cap margin curved younger specimens cap surface smooth sticky wet stem measures centimetres centimetres generally cylindrical shape stem narrows downwards club shaped colour stem whitish paler weak easily broken flesh whitish buff colour absent stem leaving hollow crowded gills gill running stem entire depth gill connecting stem colour whitish dirty buff thin tiers short gills reach stem cap margin gills produce white milk brownish greenish grey minutes mushroom flesh slowly stain colour drop solution applied chemical colour test microscopic features spore print typically white slight salmon observed vary white yellow depending density meaning useful means identification individual spores buff white blue melzer reagent hyaline shape spores moderately developed network ridges measuring pleurocystidia cystidia face gills shaped like narrow typically measuring long reaching length wide widest point cheilocystidia cystidia edge gills leaf shaped measuring long wide basidia spored club shaped measuring length wide similar species similar appearance colour pale pink buff flesh turns violet colour cut white milk mild taste species described mentioned community time death similar examining identity concluded certainly closely related differs habit colour spores slightly longer sculptures pronounced edibility milk hot taste mushroom lacks distinctive smell described claims taste removed boiling allowing consumed strong taste defining feature species weaker absent older mushrooms unusual species occasionally mushrooms species collected mild taste observed species typically tastes distribution habitat ecology fairly common found growing moist areas trees autumn moss strongly beech found oak forms relationship trees grows found growing rotting wood hard surfaces specimens observed hardwood logs typically smaller specimens possible represent dwarf variety despite growing rotting wood species instead species linking tree roots growing near wood particularly useful adaptation soil wet nutrient poor mushrooms grow large numbers found growing tight growing season species found europe collections scandinavia british isles bulgaria germany northern turkey north_america recorded common canada northern southern united_states northern asia found regions near central siberia eastern asia collected china
Lactarius vietus