Key Identification Features
- One of the species' most distinctive features is its abundant latex: even a small nick to the gills will cause the milky substance to "weep" out.
- This mushroom has a greyish-brown cap with distinct notching along its edge.
- It is inedible, but is well known for its distinctive odor that resembles camembert cheese.
- It is known to occur in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, though genetic studies indicate that the Pacific Northwestern population may be a separate distinct species.
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