The Yazoo Lactarius is a mycorrhizal mushroom that associates with deciduous trees (especially Oaks) and can be found in the summer and fall. The name Lactarius yazooensis represents Yazoo, Mississippi, where it was originally described.

July 17th, 2023 Field Notes - Indian Cave State Park

• Growing gregariously in open oak/hickory woodland.
• Nearby Trees: Elm, Hackberry, Chinkapin Oak, Northern Red Oak, American Lindon, and distant Black Walnut.
• Cap viscid and funnel shaped with inrolled margin.
• Stipe viscid, with irregular shaped potholes, and hollow turning orange where damaged by insects.
• Lamellae crowded, exuding cream white latex when cut, later turning sulfur-yellow (5-10 mins).
• Smell: Not distinctive.
• Taste: Very acrid (spicy).
• KOH: Orange on trama tissues.