Lactarius scrobiculatus — Pitted Milk-cap — Russulaceae

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Small to large mushroom. Convex to planar cap, depressed center, becoming vase-shaped, viscid when moist, pale yellow to ochre, center darker, scaly, sometimes zoned. Margin inrolled when young, with hairs. Exudes white latex, turning yellowish in air.  Gills close, attached to slightly decurrent, whitish to yellowish. Stalk equal or tapering at base, white to yellowish, with colored pits. Mycorrhizal.
 
Habitat: Solitary to scattered or groups, beneath conifers.

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: Whitish to creamy

Season: Autumn

Scaly cap
Mink Lake Trail, ONP

Cap becoming vase-shaped, viscid when moist
Lake Ozette Sand Point Trail, ONP

Exudes white latex
Mink Lake Trail, ONP

Gills close, whitish to yellowish
Lake Ozette Sand Point Trail, ONP

Colored pits on stalk
Lake Ozette Sand Point Trail, ONP