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Lactarius uvidus group
Grayish tan cap with a lavender tint. It was tacky to the touch and had a slight central depression. Gills leaked white latex upon handling, which turned a light tannish lavender color. The stipe was dry, white, and had yellowish stains.
Habitat: Growing on the ground in a mixed forest with birch, aspen, oak, eastern hemlock, and maple.
''Lactarius uvidus'' is a European and North American "milk-cap" mushroom, of which the milk turns violet when the flesh is damaged. The fungi generally identified as ''L. uvidus'' are part of a complex of closely related species and varieties which are difficult to delimit definitively.
It gives its name to the section ''Uvidi'' within the genus ''Lactarius''. It is generally thought to be poisonous .
