Lactarius: white, cream, or dark ochre spores; stipe chalky; Pileus, in fresh sporocarps, exudes a watery, white, yellow, orange, or red latex (milk-like substance); the pileus varies in shape and the size of the sporocarps varies from small to large; stature typically Naucorioid, Clitocyboid, or Hygrophoroid. Lactarius scrobiculatus, L. xanthogalactus, L. rubrilacteus, L. deliciosus.

white latex of Lactarius fumosus

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