Many mycologists consider Lactarius utilis and Lactarius trivialis to be the same species. However, we distinguish between them, as they differ significantly from each other from a macroscopic perspective.
Cap smooth, greasy, later depressed in the centre, pale violet-red coloured without zones. The flesh is whitish, thick, and brittle. Gills pale cream, crowded and slightly decurrent. Stem white or pallid and later often hollow. It has no ring. Spore print pale yellow or cream coloured.
Similar species include Lactarius trivialis which is darker violet, and its cap is zoned.
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