Cap dark red-brown, becoming darker towards the centre. It is convex in shape, typically developing a central depression with a slight umbo, and has a furrowed margin. Gills pinkish cream to ochre, turning red-brown as they age, slightly decurrent, crowded, and release abundant mild-tasting latex. Stem pallid and similarly coloured as the cap, more or less equal, and finely downy and becoming hollow. The stem has no ring. Spore print white to cream-coloured.
Microscopic Features: The spores measure 7-8.5 x 6-7.5 µ and have a subglobose to broadly ellipsoid shape. They have ornamentation that consists of isolated warts and scattered ridges, which do not form consistent reticula and are 0.5-1.0 µ high.
Lactarius camphoratus on the First Nature Web site.
Lactarius camphoratus on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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