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1. Gills and or flesh exuding white, colored or clear fluid (latex) when cut; gills attached; veils absent; on the ground - - -
Lactarius pp. 680-697
1. Gills, etc., not exuding latex when cut - - -
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2. Gills brittle, typically flaking when flicked with finger; cap often some shade of red or purple; gills attached; veils absent; on the ground - - -
Russula pp. 697-707
2. Gills not as above - - -
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3. A ring of tissue present on stalk or cuplike tissue about stalk base or both - - -
see Key A
3. Not as above - - -
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4. Stalk off-center to lateral or absent; on wood or wood debris - - -
see Key B
4. Stalk typically central; habitat various - - -
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5. Mushrooms small; cap less than 2 inches across; stalk short or slender - - -
see Key C
5. Mushrooms larger - - -
see Key D
Mushroom, the journal for all seasons