Lactarius subviscidus Hesler & A.H. Sm.
North American Species of Lactarius: 474. 1979

Common Name: none

• Description

  For description see Hesler & Smith & 'California Mushrooms'.

• Habitat

  Scattered to gregarious in duff under Sitka spruce; fruiting from fall through winter in northern coastal mixed hardwood-conifer forests.

• Edibility

  Unknown.

• Comments

  Lactarius subviscidus can be distinguished by a dark orange, orange-red to orange-brown, viscid to subviscid cap, white latex that very slowly turns white paper yellow, an acrid taste, and association with Sitka spruce in coastal forests.

• References

  Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 959 p.
  Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. & Stevens, F.A. (2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
  Hesler, L.R. & Smith, A.H. (1979). North American Species of Lactarius. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, MI. 841 p. (PDF)
  Methven, A.S. (1997). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. 10. Russulaceae II. Lactarius. Mad River Press: Eureka, CA. 79 p.
  Methven, A.S. (1998). Lactarius in California and Beyond: Introduction to Subgenera and Species of Lactarius in California. Privately Published: Charleston, IL. 22 p. (PDF)
  Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  Main Photo
  • Ron Pastorino: Lactarius subviscidus (CP)
  • Mushroom Observer: Lactarius subviscidus (CP)
  • Arora (1986): p. 80 (D)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)