Lactarius hibbardae Pk. Cap 2-8cm across, flatly convex then somewhat depressed, sometimes with a papilla; margin even or lobed and often cracking or scaly; gray tinged dark pinkish brown; dry, minutely hairy or scurfy. Gills adnate to short decurrent, close to crowded, narrow; cream to pale ochre then dull pinkish cinnamon. Stem 20-50 x 4-l0mm, quickly becoming hollow; same color as gills or cap (eventually), with a whitish base; dry, dull with a bloom. Flesh whitish, but tinged with color of cap beneath the cuticle. Latex white or whey-like in age, unchanging but globules drying creamish; stains white paper yellow or ochre. Odor mild, slightly fragrant, like anise or coconut. Taste distinctly, although sometimes slowly, acrid and hot. Spores broadly ellipsoid, 6.5-9 x 5-6.5µ; ornamented in the form of bands with branches forming a partial or distinct reticulum, prominences 0.2-0.4µ high. Deposit white to creamish. Habitat on soil or among sphagnum moss in coniferous and mixed woods. Found in northeastern North America. Season June-October. Edibility not known-probably too hot to eat.