Russula gracilis Burlingham.
Cap 3-6cm across, soon flattened-depressed; pale lilac rose to salmon, mixed with pale greenish gray or buff; viscid when wet; cuticle separable almost to center. Gills rather close; cream-buff. Stem 30-50 x 8-20mm, equal; white or rarely tinted pink. Flesh soft; white. Odor pleasant. Taste acrid. Spores ellipsoid, 7.5-9 x 6-7µ; warts 0.3-0.5µ high, isolated or with a few connectives. Deposit medium ochre (D-E). Habitat in wet, boggy areas in mixed woods. Fairly common. Found in eastern North America. Season July-September. Not edible.