commonly known yellow yellow latex poisonous species fungus family produces mushrooms pinkish caps wide held pinkish white stems long closely spaced whitish pinkish buff gills develop wine red spots age cut injured mushroom white latex rapidly turns bright yellow species common widely distributed north_america grows ground association trees species bear resemblance distinguished differences reactions characteristics habitat taxonomy classification species described american based specimens collected michigan publication named variety var account individuals prominently projecting pleurocystidia measuring broad reduced main species monograph north american species fungus classified subgenus genus species latex fruit body tissue yellow latex slowly yellow exposure air specific epithet derived latin word meaning wine reddish mushroom commonly known yellow latex yellow description cap initially convex broadly convex nearly flat reaches wide cap margin rolled later expands somewhat uneven age cap surface smooth pale pinkish pinkish buff margin young darker pinkish older bands water spots nearly color gills attached slightly narrow close near stem tiers short gills fully extend stem cap margin gills initially whitish pinkish buff later spotting wine red pinkish brown dark reddish brown latex mushroom cut injured initially white rapidly turns yellow stem long thick nearly equal width enlarged slightly downward hollow stem surface nearly smooth white brownish stiff hairs base pinkish white overall age flesh moderately thick white pinkish bright yellow taste spore print white yellowish mushrooms poisonous general rule guide books recommend avoid consumption species latex turns yellow spores roughly spherical broadly ellipsoid hyaline translucent measure ridges form partial basidia spore bearing cells spored measure pleurocystidia cystidia found gill faces roughly cylindrical narrowly club shaped young soon mid portion abrupt point reach dimensions cheilocystidia cystidia gill edges roughly club shaped acute measure clamp connections absent hyphae cap cuticle thin composed gelatinous hyphae typically wide projecting cuticle surface ends numerous hyphae long similar species nearly identical microscopic features reddish develop cap gills stem grows ground oak distinguished features smaller fruit body whitish cap brownish red age spot brown bitter latex slightly smaller spores similar whitish pale yellowish cap slightly darker spots grows especially oak drained sandy soil gills spot brown similar species include species yellow reaction characteristic edible species orange brown light grayish brown cap thin bands dark grayish brown latex whitish tan flesh odor resembling maple sugar burnt sugar milk cap white latex slowly changes yellow exposure air typically found mixed woods habitat distribution fruit bodies grow scattered groups ground pine august october species known develop mycorrhizal associations douglas fir fairly common widely distributed species north_america mushroom found forests high elevation forests associated tree genera california noted commonly occur
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