commonly known orange milk cap species fungus family found western north_america late summer fall especially common pacific_northwest grows ground near conifers like pine spruce brightly colored fruit bodies sticky scarlet caps young soon fade brilliant orange stem typically longer width cap bright orange gills whitish mushroom whitish latex cut injured taxonomy species described monograph north american species genus based specimens collected oregon prior description species frequently confused literature specific epithet means flame color classified section subgenus species subgenus small medium sized fragile fruit bodies commonly known orange milk cap description cap wide convex eventually depressed center margin cap curved inward arched short translucent grooves maturity cap surface sticky smooth scarlet young orange yellowish orange older attachment gills stem attached running length stem gills moderately broad close visible spaces gills whitish colored similar cap paler stem long thick thicker near base smooth stem surface moist dry depending moisture environment hollow fragile colored like cap flesh thin fragile pale pinkish buff dull buff mushroom odor distinctive taste slowly latex white change color continued exposure air stain tissues tastes spore print white edibility fruit bodies unknown consumption recommended microscopic characteristics spores ellipsoid shape surfaces short ridges form network raised net like ridges surface ridges high spores hyaline translucent absorb stained melzer reagent basidia spore bearing cells spored measure cap cuticle modified meaning hyphae embedded gelatinous layer similar species var similar appearance buff cap stem flesh tastes slightly bitter slowly turning white latex tastes mild somewhat buff colored spore print var distinguished brownish orange grayish orange stem mild latex white latex slowly changes color yellow similar overall coloring white latex changes yellow species sticky orange brown colored cap mild taste abundant latex specific epithet suggests like dry ecology habitat distribution like species genus mycorrhizal forming associations trees fungus plant forms structures called specialized hyphae surface root hyphae extend soil outer cells root fruit bodies grow scattered grouped conifers mixed hardwood forests near pine spruce august december fungus widely distributed pacific_northwest common forests habitat type location coastal sand dunes pine states fungus collected include washington idaho oregon california colorado mushroom range extends north canada found near victoria british_columbia coastal forests dominated
Lactarius subflammeus