Russula polyphylla Pk. syn. Russula magnifica Pk.
Cap 8-20cm across, soon a flattened funnel shape; white to ivory, with darker brown crusty squamules at center; viscid when wet. Gills very close, thin; white with pinkish flush. Stem 50-120 x 15-35mm; white staining pale brownish pink. Flesh firm; white. Odor very pungent alkaline, even when dried. Taste strong, unpleasant, alkaline. Spores ovoid-ellipsoid, 7-9 x 5.5-7µ; warts 0.1-0.4µ, high, isolated, spores often appear almost smooth. Deposit white (A-B). Habitat in beech and oak woods. Very uncommon. Found in New York and New Jersey. Season July-August. Not edible.