About Lactarius pseudomucidus Hesler & A.H.Sm.
Lactarius pseudomucidus Hesler & A.H.Sm. has a charcoal brown cap that is smooth, slimy, and 2โ10 centimetres (3โ4โ4 in) across. The cap starts out flat convex and becomes shallowly depressed as it matures. Its gills are decurrent, white with a gray or yellow tinge, and stain brownish when damaged. The stipe is 2.5โ10 cm (1โ4 in) tall and 5โ12 millimetres (1โ4โ1โ2 in) thick; it is hollow and brittle. Both the cap and stipe are mucilaginous. The flesh is gray, and the latex is milky white, drying yellowish. This fungus has only a slight odor, and its taste slowly becomes acrid. Spores are white in mass, ellipsoid, amyloid, about 8 ฮผm long, with a reticulate decoration on the surface. The spore print is cream. This species is inedible, and its extremely viscid cap and stalk act as a deterrent. It is native to northwestern North America, and is often found in coastal and conifer forests.
